Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 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

$19,368.47

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$27,669.24

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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.

$567.23 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,939.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

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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 NM EMPLOYEES $567.23 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $578.98 ↓ -97%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $891.99 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $908.15 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $996.32 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $996.32 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,011.02 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,043.35 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,048.64 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,048.64 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $1,086.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $1,207.00 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,404.84 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,404.84 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,404.84 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,431.29 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,469.50 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,542.98 ↓ -92%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,563.55 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $1,616.45 ↓ -92%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,887.72 ↓ -90%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,057.30 ↓ -89%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,145.47 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,204.25 ↓ -89%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,351.20 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,939.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,939.00 ↓ -85%
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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Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,981.80 $488.52 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,981.80 $194.00 – $1,776.46
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,050.00 $430.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,060.00 $84.00 – $3,242.82
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,030.00 $811.64 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,250.00 $985.00 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $6,142.85 $63.26 – $1,693.12
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,050.00 $430.00 – $2,867.21

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