Esoph egd dilation <30 mm 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

$10,818.89

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$15,455.56

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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.

$783.00 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,551.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $783.00 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $799.23 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $1,068.50 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $1,187.00 ↓ -89%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,231.30 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,253.61 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,375.32 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,375.32 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,395.61 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,440.24 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,447.54 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,447.54 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,939.25 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,939.25 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,939.25 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,975.76 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,028.50 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,129.93 ↓ -80%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,158.32 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,605.81 ↓ -76%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,839.90 ↓ -74%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,961.61 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $3,042.75 ↓ -72%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $3,245.60 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,057.00 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,057.00 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $4,551.00 ↓ -58%
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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Esoph egd dilation <30 mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $226.80 $347.76 – $988.61
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $226.80 $2,677.41 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,458.54 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,656.80 $136.87 – $1,481.15
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $13,446.98 not published
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich $10,082.25 $113.40 – $113.40
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $11,843.40 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $10,314.08 not published

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