Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar 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

$1,797.60

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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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$2,568.00

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.

$33.55 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $173.85 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 $33.55 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $34.25 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $50.76 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $50.76 ↓ -97%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $52.76 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $53.72 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $58.94 ↓ -97%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $58.94 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $59.80 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $61.72 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $62.03 ↓ -97%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $62.03 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $82.40 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $83.10 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $83.10 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $83.10 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $86.93 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $91.62 ↓ -95%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $92.49 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $109.53 ↓ -94%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $111.66 ↓ -94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $121.70 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $126.91 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $130.39 ↓ -93%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $139.08 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $173.85 ↓ -90%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $237.60 $38.72 – $111.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $237.60 $54.45 – $56.87
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $483.51 $176.69 – $560.92
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,366.17 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $617.92 $126.51 – $472.95
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $309.13 $124.29 – $297.70
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,609.04 $92.76 – $180.39
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $744.39 not published

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