Amputation toe interphalangeal joint 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

$7,468.30

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Discounted cash price

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.

$10,669.00

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.

$2,059.12 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,669.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $2,059.12 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,101.79 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,238.04 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $3,296.72 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,616.79 ↓ -52%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,616.79 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,670.14 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,787.50 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,806.70 ↓ -49%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,806.70 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5,099.78 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5,099.78 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5,099.78 ↓ -32%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $5,195.80 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,334.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $5,601.23 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,675.91 ↓ -24%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,852.70 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $7,788.37 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $8,001.75 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $8,535.20 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,669.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,669.00 ↑ +43%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO not published by hospital

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Amputation toe interphalangeal joint at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $3,691.20 $1,610.00 – $5,073.37
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,050.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $7,468.30 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,780.00 $4,554.64 – $9,248.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,998.20 $157.41 – $2,524.18
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $467.40 $572.96 – $12,272.18
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $7,468.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $7,468.30 not published

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