Frenectomy 41115 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

$2,961.70

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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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$4,231.00

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.

$816.58 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,231.00 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 $816.58 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $833.51 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,070.44 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,070.44 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,124.18 ↓ -62%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,284.11 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,307.38 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,333.19 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,333.19 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,379.73 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,379.73 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,455.46 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,502.01 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $2,060.50 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,115.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,221.28 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,250.89 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,327.05 ↓ -21%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,717.57 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,961.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $3,088.63 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $3,173.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $3,384.80 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,231.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,231.00 ↑ +43%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Frenectomy 41115 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $487.20 $747.04 – $1,399.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $487.20 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $2,961.70 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $622.40 $131.88 – $1,152.38
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $1,267.75 $1,662.71 – $1,745.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $1,267.75 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,197.00 $1,094.00 – $3,533.00
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $1,389.60 $1,534.00 – $4,342.00

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