Dacarbazine 100 mg intravenous solution 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

$51.80

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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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$74.00

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.

$6.08 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $31.50 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 $6.08 ↓ -88%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $9.56 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $10.68 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $10.68 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $10.84 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $11.18 ↓ -78%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $11.24 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $11.24 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $15.06 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $15.06 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $15.06 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $15.75 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $16.54 ↓ -68%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $16.76 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $19.85 ↓ -62%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $22.05 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $23.00 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $23.63 ↓ -54%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $25.20 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $31.50 ↓ -39%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.50 ↓ -39%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Dacarbazine 100 mg intravenous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $82.33 $33.41 – $90.85
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $82.33 $14.19 – $49.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $48.24 $7.27 – $7.27
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $63.87 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $43.58 $0.70 – $12.92
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $45.38 $7.27 – $7.27
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $38.15 $5.94 – $61.03
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $49.66 $8.25 – $12.20

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