Cath ablat bi-d d-d 8fr 115cm 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

$13,521.37

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$19,316.25

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.

$1,152.38 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $5,970.87 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 $1,152.38 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,176.26 ↓ -91%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,812.16 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,845.00 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $2,024.12 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $2,024.12 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $2,053.98 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,119.66 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $2,130.41 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $2,130.41 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $2,830.19 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,854.08 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,854.08 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,854.08 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $2,907.81 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,985.44 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $3,134.71 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $3,146.65 ↓ -77%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $3,176.50 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $3,761.65 ↓ -72%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $3,835.09 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $4,179.61 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $4,358.74 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $4,478.15 ↓ -67%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $4,776.70 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,970.87 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,970.87 ↓ -56%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Cath ablat bi-d d-d 8fr 115cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,464.20 $558.08 – $1,604.48
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,464.20 $784.80 – $819.68
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,643.25 $4,144.55 – $9,500.40
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $26,147.97 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $9,203.50 $3,396.67 – $6,896.80
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $9,235.20 $3,128.42 – $6,083.69
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $37,693.21 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $30,972.37 not published

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