Chemodenerv trunk musc 6/] 64647 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

$1,827.70

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.

$2,611.00

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.

$503.92 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,611.00 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 $503.92 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $514.37 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $792.44 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $806.80 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $885.13 ↓ -52%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $885.13 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $898.18 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $926.91 ↓ -49%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $931.60 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $931.60 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,248.06 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,248.06 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,248.06 ↓ -32%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,271.56 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,305.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,370.78 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,389.05 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $1,436.05 ↓ -21%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,677.05 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $1,827.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $1,906.03 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $1,958.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,088.80 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,611.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,611.00 ↑ +43%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
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

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Chemodenerv trunk musc 6/] 64647 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $280.80 $394.49 – $430.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $280.80 $1,068.37 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $700.00 $551.60 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $11,009.56 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $427.20 $115.66 – $538.76
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $905.00 $713.14 – $6,071.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,500.60 $756.44 – $2,825.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $1,746.60 $194.94 – $2,933.00

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