Impl neurostim electr perc 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

$35,759.81

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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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$51,085.44

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.

$3,479.21 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $18,027.00 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
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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 $3,479.21 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,551.32 ↓ -90%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,471.19 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,570.34 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $5,878.60 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $5,878.60 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,201.29 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $6,363.53 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $6,363.53 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,399.59 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $7,055.00 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $7,839.00 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8,112.15 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8,112.15 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $8,112.15 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $8,779.15 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,013.50 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $9,102.00 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $9,464.18 ↓ -74%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $9,590.36 ↓ -73%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $11,578.74 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $13,159.71 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $13,520.25 ↓ -62%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $14,421.60 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $18,027.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $18,027.00 ↓ -50%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO 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
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Impl neurostim electr perc at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,535.60 $3,887.92 – $6,134.17
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,535.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,040.00 $3,183.52 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $56,957.40 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $18,103.43 $376.59 – $9,979.51
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,965.00 $4,700.42 – $25,111.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $5,965.00 $4,426.03 – $14,074.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $10,584.60 $1,471.00 – $12,702.72

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