Implant ureth bulk agent 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

$3,063.12

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.

$4,375.88

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.

$163.28 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $846.00 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 $163.28 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $166.66 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $247.03 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $247.03 ↓ -92%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $256.76 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $261.41 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $286.79 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $286.79 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $291.02 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $300.33 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $301.85 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $301.85 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $401.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $404.39 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $404.39 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $404.39 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $423.00 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $445.84 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $450.07 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $532.98 ↓ -83%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $543.39 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $592.20 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $617.58 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $634.50 ↓ -79%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $676.80 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $846.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $846.00 ↓ -72%
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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Implant ureth bulk agent at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,587.80 $1,380.16 – $3,752.31
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,587.80 $310.83 – $2,027.11
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,615.30 not published
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,787.75 $359.48 – $4,460.40
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Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $2,052.75 $359.48 – $2,987.63

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