Controller infinity pt dbs 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

$71,654.27

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.

$102,363.25

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.

$207.11 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,073.13 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 $207.11 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $211.41 ↓ -100%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $325.69 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $331.60 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $363.79 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $363.79 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $369.16 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $380.96 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $382.89 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $382.89 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $508.66 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $512.96 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $512.96 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $512.96 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $522.61 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $536.57 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $563.39 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $565.54 ↓ -99%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $570.91 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $676.07 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $689.27 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $751.19 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $783.38 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $804.85 ↓ -99%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $858.50 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,073.13 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,073.13 ↓ -99%
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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Controller infinity pt dbs at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,856.40 $931.20 – $2,531.70
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,856.40 $1,309.50 – $1,367.70
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,162.68 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,418.45 $2,386.08 – $5,469.52
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,401.15 $1,152.14 – $2,240.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,162.68 not published
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $979.46 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $4,216.39 $2,943.04 – $6,864.28

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