Ins lv lead exist pm/icd 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

$32,821.56

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.

$46,887.94

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.

$3,851.51 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $19,956.00 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 $3,851.51 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,931.33 ↓ -88%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $6,056.65 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $6,166.40 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $6,507.65 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $6,507.65 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,864.86 ↓ -79%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $7,044.47 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $7,044.47 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $7,084.38 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8,980.20 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8,980.20 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $8,980.20 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $9,502.00 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $9,718.57 ↓ -70%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,978.00 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $10,476.90 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $10,557.00 ↓ -68%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $10,616.59 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $10,975.80 ↓ -67%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $12,817.74 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $13,969.20 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $14,567.88 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $14,967.00 ↓ -54%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $15,964.80 ↓ -51%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $19,956.00 ↓ -39%
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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Ins lv lead exist pm/icd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $13,181.40 $1,504.20 – $14,279.85
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $981.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $13,969.20 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $12,270.00 $9,668.76 – $39,558.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,845.00 $6,969.86 – $91,059.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $28,311.41 $439.81 – $15,606.66
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