Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm 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

$10,291.27

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.

$14,701.81

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.

$18.23 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $94.44 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $18.23 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $18.60 ↓ -100%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $28.66 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $29.18 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $32.02 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $32.02 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $32.49 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $33.53 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $33.70 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $33.70 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $44.76 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $45.14 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $45.14 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $45.14 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $45.99 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $47.22 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $49.58 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $49.77 ↓ -100%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $50.24 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $59.50 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $60.66 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $66.11 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $68.94 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $70.83 ↓ -99%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $75.55 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $94.44 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $94.44 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT 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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Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,815.00 $1,500.16 – $4,312.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,815.00 $2,109.60 – $2,203.36
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,580.54 $1,493.35 – $3,423.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $16,333.73 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $7,919.67 $2,083.91 – $4,231.28
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,528.79 $1,536.93 – $3,523.04
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,819.90 $1,632.74 – $3,175.11
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $5,232.64 not published

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