Antibody lymphocytic choriomeningitis 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

$27.30

Cash price

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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.

$39.00

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.

$7.53 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $39.00 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 $7.53 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $11.84 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $13.42 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $13.85 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $13.92 ↓ -49%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $13.92 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $19.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $20.48 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $20.75 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $24.57 ↓ -10%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $28.47 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $29.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $31.20 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $39.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39.00 ↑ +43%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Antibody lymphocytic choriomeningitis at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $45.60 $9.15 – $69.92
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $45.60 $14.80 – $35.72
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $27.30 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $48.57 $3.50 – $26.77
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $23.43 $9.65 – $53.12
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $159.00 $12.87 – $23.94
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $166.20 $12.87 – $13.13
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton $130.20 $10.94 – $13.13

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