Ghs nerve block suprascapular 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

$25,930.11

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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.

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$37,043.01

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.

$348.17 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,975.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $348.17 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $355.39 ↓ -99%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $547.51 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $557.44 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $611.56 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $611.56 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $620.58 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $640.42 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $643.67 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $643.67 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $862.31 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $862.31 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $862.31 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $878.55 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $902.00 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $947.10 ↓ -96%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $959.73 ↓ -96%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $992.20 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,158.71 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $1,262.80 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $1,316.92 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $1,353.00 ↓ -95%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $1,443.20 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,804.00 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,804.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $3,577.00 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $3,975.00 ↓ -85%
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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Ghs nerve block suprascapular at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $639.60 $341.12 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $639.60 $166.00 – $757.74
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $435.00 $430.00 – $1,225.43
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $895.00 $705.26 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $6,481.30 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,253.80 $50.20 – $691.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $435.00 $430.00 – $1,225.43
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,220.00 $84.00 – $1,386.04

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