Bronchoscopy dilate w/stent 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

$2,723.70

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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.

$3,891.00

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.

$750.96 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,891.00 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

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 $750.96 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $766.53 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $984.42 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $984.42 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,033.84 ↓ -62%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,180.92 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,202.32 ↓ -56%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,226.05 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,226.05 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,268.86 ↓ -53%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,268.86 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,338.50 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,381.31 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,894.92 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,945.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,042.78 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,070.01 ↓ -24%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,499.19 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,723.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,840.43 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,918.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $3,112.80 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,891.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,891.00 ↑ +43%
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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Bronchoscopy dilate w/stent at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $19,910.59 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $573.60 $201.73 – $5,385.41
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $4,340.00 $3,419.92 – $17,439.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $2,051.40 $1,471.00 – $14,067.00
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton $3,824.40 $555.02 – $7,714.16
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $4,854.60 $253.15 – $26,470.17
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $4,345.20 $253.15 – $25,711.01
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $15,398.21 not published

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