Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$179.90

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.

$257.00

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.

$3.11 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $38.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $3.11 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $3.11 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $7.33 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $10.30 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $11.24 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $11.24 ↓ -94%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $11.53 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $12.88 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $12.88 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $13.07 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $13.49 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $13.56 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $13.56 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $18.16 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $18.16 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $18.16 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $19.00 ↓ -89%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $20.22 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $23.94 ↓ -87%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $24.41 ↓ -86%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $27.74 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $28.50 ↓ -84%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $30.40 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $38.00 ↓ -79%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $38.00 ↓ -79%
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
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA not published by hospital

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Blood draw capillary 36416 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $15.60 $2.51 – $19.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $13.80 $6.80 – $9.40
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $10.00 $0.39 – $4.34
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $17.50 $0.79 – $28.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $17.50 $0.79 – $28.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $17.50 $0.79 – $28.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $19.76 $3.00 – $10.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $10.00 $0.39 – $4.34

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