Ghs closure surg wound/dehiscence-13160 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

$19,418.06

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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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$27,740.09

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.

$1,830.99 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,487.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,830.99 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,868.94 ↓ -90%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $2,879.30 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $2,931.48 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,093.71 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,093.71 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,263.53 ↓ -83%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,348.91 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,348.91 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,367.89 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,269.15 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,269.15 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,269.15 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $4,551.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $4,620.17 ↓ -76%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,743.50 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $4,980.68 ↓ -74%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,047.08 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $5,282.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $5,868.00 ↓ -70%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,093.50 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $6,640.90 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $6,925.51 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $7,115.25 ↓ -63%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $7,589.60 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,487.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9,487.00 ↓ -51%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Ghs closure surg wound/dehiscence-13160 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,542.60 $677.76 – $2,860.24
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,542.60 $974.28 – $1,998.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $21,061.10 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,447.91 $715.82 – $2,451.91
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,568.50 $3,797.52 – $3,987.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $2,568.50 $3,797.52 – $3,987.40
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $1,152.60 $3,797.52 – $4,652.00
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa $2,260.80 not published

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