Bronchoscopy/needle bx addl 31633 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

$32,139.47

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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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$45,913.53

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.

$628.02 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,254.00 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
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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 $628.02 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $641.04 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $669.29 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $669.29 ↓ -98%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $987.59 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,005.49 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,103.11 ↓ -97%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,103.11 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,119.38 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,155.17 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,161.03 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,161.03 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,555.41 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,555.41 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,555.41 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,584.70 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,627.00 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,708.35 ↓ -95%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,731.13 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $1,789.70 ↓ -94%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,090.04 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,277.80 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,375.42 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,440.50 ↓ -92%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,603.20 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,254.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,254.00 ↓ -90%
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/needle bx addl 31633 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $123.60 $189.52 – $1,801.98
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $123.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $200.80 $56.43 – $150.60
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $219.00 $308.00 – $1,471.00
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton $1,298.40 $146.00 – $155.19
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $1,896.00 $85.79 – $1,468.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $4,053.60 $85.79 – $693.00
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $3,527.30 not published

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