Closure paravalvlr leak pq 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

$41,293.70

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.

$58,991.00

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.

$1,962.62 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,169.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $1,962.62 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,003.29 ↓ -95%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,086.29 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $3,142.22 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,379.37 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,379.37 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,447.29 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,447.29 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,498.14 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,610.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,663.35 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,663.35 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,663.35 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $4,952.30 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,084.50 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $5,338.73 ↓ -87%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,409.91 ↓ -87%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $5,592.95 ↓ -86%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,531.55 ↓ -84%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $7,118.30 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $7,423.37 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $7,626.75 ↓ -82%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $8,135.20 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,169.00 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,169.00 ↓ -75%
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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Closure paravalvlr leak pq at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $652.20 $347.84 – $2,573.12
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $9,285.00 $934.51 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $41,293.70 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,715.00 $934.51 – $9,144.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,884.00 $480.98 – $8,778.00
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $1,709.95 $672.23 – $705.84
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $14,800.00 $934.51 – $23,680.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $14,800.00 $934.51 – $26,640.00

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