Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code 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

$6,149.67

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$8,785.24

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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.

$12.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,594.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $12.50 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $12.50 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $886.64 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $905.02 ↓ -85%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,394.28 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,419.55 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,557.37 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,557.37 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,580.34 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,630.87 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,639.14 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,639.14 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,195.93 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,195.93 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,195.93 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $2,237.28 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,297.00 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,411.85 ↓ -61%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,444.01 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,526.70 ↓ -59%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,950.73 ↓ -52%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $3,215.80 ↓ -48%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $3,353.62 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $3,445.50 ↓ -44%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $3,675.20 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,594.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,594.00 ↓ -25%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,409.60 $724.46 – $3,343.15
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,956.60 $632.00 – $1,776.46
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $600.00 $1,728.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,650.00 $1,300.20 – $6,181.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $4,100.24 $50.75 – $50.75
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,195.00 $1,729.66 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,205.00 $1,737.54 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,201.12 $173.99 – $1,764.61

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