Endo abl/incom vein/ext/laser/#1 36478 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

$8,647.97

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.

$12,354.24

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.

$100.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $6,660.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $100.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $100.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,285.38 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,312.02 ↓ -85%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $2,021.31 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $2,057.94 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $2,257.74 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $2,257.74 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $2,291.04 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,364.30 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $2,376.29 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $2,376.29 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $3,183.48 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $3,183.48 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $3,183.48 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $3,243.42 ↓ -62%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,330.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $3,496.50 ↓ -60%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $3,543.12 ↓ -59%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $4,277.72 ↓ -51%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $4,662.00 ↓ -46%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $4,861.80 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $4,995.00 ↓ -42%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $5,328.00 ↓ -38%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,660.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $6,660.00 ↓ -23%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Endo abl/incom vein/ext/laser/#1 36478 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $5,703.00 $2,027.84 – $4,172.20
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