Connector tis 2x10mm 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

$7,791.31

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$11,130.45

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.

$659.65 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,417.90 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 $659.65 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $998.03 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $998.03 ↓ -87%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,037.33 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,158.67 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,158.67 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,175.76 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,213.35 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,219.51 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,219.51 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $1,620.08 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,633.76 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,633.76 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,633.76 ↓ -79%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,708.95 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $1,801.23 ↓ -77%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,818.32 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,153.28 ↓ -72%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,195.32 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,495.07 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,563.43 ↓ -67%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,734.32 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,417.90 ↓ -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
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Connector tis 2x10mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $13,825.27 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $15,442.74 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $3,978.88 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $15,915.89 not published
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St. $5,400.00 $4,112.40 – $6,900.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82

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