Biopsy cervixsingle/multiple 57500 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

$13,351.30

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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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$19,073.29

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.

$667.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $5,088.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $667.00 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $740.50 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $981.98 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,002.34 ↓ -92%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,544.21 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,572.19 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,724.83 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,724.83 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,750.27 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,806.24 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,815.40 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,815.40 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,432.06 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,432.06 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,432.06 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $2,477.86 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,544.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,671.20 ↓ -80%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,706.82 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,798.40 ↓ -79%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $3,268.02 ↓ -76%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $3,561.60 ↓ -73%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $3,714.24 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $3,816.00 ↓ -71%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $4,070.40 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,088.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,088.00 ↓ -62%
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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Biopsy cervixsingle/multiple 57500 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $248.40 $380.88 – $514.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $248.40 $1,393.67 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $352.80 $67.47 – $677.40
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $814.00 $987.01 – $1,036.37
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $915.00 $84.00 – $1,742.74
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $915.00 $84.00 – $1,742.74
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $814.00 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $624.00 $987.01 – $2,825.00

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