Ins/rpl pm gen exist dual lead 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

$37,795.73

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.

$53,993.90

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.

$2,039.24 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,566.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $2,039.24 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,081.50 ↓ -94%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,206.78 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $3,264.89 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,445.57 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,445.57 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,634.70 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,729.80 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,729.80 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,750.93 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,754.70 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,754.70 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,754.70 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $5,145.64 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,283.00 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $5,547.15 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $5,621.11 ↓ -85%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $6,786.54 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $7,396.20 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $7,713.18 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $7,924.50 ↓ -79%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $8,452.80 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $9,102.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $9,502.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $10,557.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,566.00 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,566.00 ↓ -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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Ins/rpl pm gen exist dual lead at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $13,181.40 $1,318.36 – $16,363.90
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $859.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $11,205.00 $8,829.54 – $47,462.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $7,396.20 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $12,140.00 $9,566.32 – $24,503.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $9,090.00 $7,162.92 – $47,462.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $18,531.40 $293.07 – $10,215.43
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $11,198.55 $11,200.55 – $11,760.58

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