Bladder irrigate/lavage/instill 51700 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

$68,072.81

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$97,246.87

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.

$136.84 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $18,477.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $136.84 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $139.67 ↓ -100%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $215.18 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $219.08 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $240.35 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $240.35 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $243.90 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $251.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $252.97 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $252.97 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $338.90 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $338.90 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $338.90 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $345.28 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $354.50 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $372.23 ↓ -99%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $377.19 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $389.95 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $455.39 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $496.30 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $517.57 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $531.75 ↓ -99%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $567.20 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $709.00 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $709.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $16,630.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $18,477.00 ↓ -73%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Bladder irrigate/lavage/instill 51700 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $355.80 $82.51 – $483.30
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $355.80 $120.00 – $278.71
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $131.25 $262.12 – $433.74
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $525.00 $367.61 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $515.00 $367.61 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $550.00 $367.61 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $713.28 $26.94 – $393.19
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $131.25 $262.12 – $433.74

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