Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital

4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry, IL · Nm · · NPI 1427065499

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$7,078.40

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$10,112.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$1,951.62 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,112.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,951.62 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,992.06 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,068.99 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $3,124.61 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,427.97 ↓ -52%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,427.97 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,478.53 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,589.76 ↓ -49%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,607.96 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,607.96 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,833.54 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,833.54 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,833.54 ↓ -32%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $4,924.54 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,056.00 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $5,308.80 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,379.58 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $5,561.60 ↓ -21%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,494.94 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $7,078.40 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $7,381.76 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $7,584.00 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $8,089.60 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,112.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,112.00 ↑ +43%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $834.00 $1,278.80 – $1,795.34
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $834.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,505.00 $2,761.94 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $11,918.90 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $4,900.00 $3,861.20 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,130.00 $5,618.44 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $27,785.60 $308.50 – $6,999.96
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $5,648.50 $7,775.89 – $8,164.69

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