Bln 30frx10mmx12cm renal nephromax 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

$32,676.66

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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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$46,680.94

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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.

$0.01 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $0.04 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

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 IL PREFERRED $0.01 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $0.01 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $0.01 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $0.01 ↓ -100%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $0.01 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $0.01 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $0.01 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $0.01 ↓ -100%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $0.02 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $0.02 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $0.02 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $0.02 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $0.02 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $0.02 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $0.02 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $0.02 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $0.02 ↓ -100%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $0.03 ↓ -100%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $0.03 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $0.03 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $0.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $0.04 ↓ -100%
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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Bln 30frx10mmx12cm renal nephromax at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,187.80 $53.12 – $152.72
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $6,187.80 $74.70 – $78.02
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $6,627.38 $32.25 – $73.93
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $35,191.06 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $7,980.25 $84.80 – $172.18
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,586.38 $27.78 – $63.69
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,601.02 $542.34 – $1,054.67
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $549.79 not published

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