Expander tiss 133s-mv-12-t 300ml natrelle smth 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

$13,127.62

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.

$18,753.75

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.

$36.04 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $186.72 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 $36.04 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $36.78 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $54.52 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $54.52 ↓ -100%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $56.67 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $57.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $63.30 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $63.30 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $64.23 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $66.29 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $66.62 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $66.62 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $88.51 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $89.25 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $89.25 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $89.25 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $93.36 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $98.40 ↓ -99%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $99.34 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $117.63 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $119.93 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $130.70 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $136.31 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $140.04 ↓ -99%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $149.38 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $186.72 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $186.72 ↓ -99%
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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Expander tiss 133s-mv-12-t 300ml natrelle smth at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $9,319.80 $31.36 – $85.26
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $9,319.80 $44.10 – $46.06
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,628.63 $804.57 – $2,554.20
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $11,201.89 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $3,844.50 $864.88 – $3,233.20
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,540.50 $1,457.91 – $3,492.00
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,981.25 $824.12 – $2,904.40
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $2,981.25 $1,026.27 – $2,352.48

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