Drsg interceed 3x4in adh wnd barr absorb 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

$2,345.51

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.

$3,350.73

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.

$28.04 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $145.29 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 $28.04 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $28.62 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $42.42 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $42.42 ↓ -98%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $44.10 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $44.89 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $49.25 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $49.25 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $49.98 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $51.58 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $51.84 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $51.84 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $68.87 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $69.45 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $69.45 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $69.45 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $72.65 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $76.57 ↓ -97%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $77.29 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $91.53 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $93.32 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $101.70 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $106.06 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $108.97 ↓ -95%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $116.23 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $145.29 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $145.29 ↓ -94%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Drsg interceed 3x4in adh wnd barr absorb at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,015.40 $298.56 – $811.71
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,015.40 $419.85 – $438.51
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $717.29 $250.20 – $794.29
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,318.98 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,685.54 $1,149.41 – $4,296.86
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $456.82 $305.16 – $730.91
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $798.62 $270.53 – $526.09
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $251.78 not published

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