Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo 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

$10,291.27

Cash price

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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.

$14,701.81

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.

$2,029.71 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,516.63 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 $2,029.71 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,071.78 ↓ -80%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,191.80 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $3,249.64 ↓ -68%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,565.14 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,565.14 ↓ -65%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,617.72 ↓ -65%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,733.40 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,752.33 ↓ -64%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,752.33 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $4,984.88 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5,026.95 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5,026.95 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5,026.95 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $5,121.60 ↓ -50%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,258.32 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $5,521.23 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $5,542.26 ↓ -46%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,594.85 ↓ -46%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $6,625.48 ↓ -36%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,754.83 ↓ -34%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $7,361.64 ↓ -28%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $7,677.14 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $7,887.47 ↓ -23%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $8,413.30 ↓ -18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,516.63 ↑ +2%
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 ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $7,639.20 $1,770.24 – $5,089.44
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $7,639.20 $2,489.40 – $2,600.04
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,645.58 $3,940.61 – $9,032.92
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $28,688.72 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $6,757.00 $5,324.52 – $10,811.20
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $7,085.39 $2,400.17 – $4,667.50
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,960.05 $4,028.16 – $9,395.19
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $5,960.05 $3,031.24 – $6,948.40

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