Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$140,589.81

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.

$200,842.60

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.

$364.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $106,286.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $364.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $404.00 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $20,513.20 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $20,938.34 ↓ -85%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $32,257.80 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $32,842.37 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $36,030.95 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $36,030.95 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $36,562.38 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $37,731.53 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $37,922.84 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $37,922.84 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $50,804.71 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $50,804.71 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $50,804.71 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $51,761.28 ↓ -63%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $53,143.00 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $55,800.15 ↓ -60%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $56,544.15 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $58,457.30 ↓ -58%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $68,267.50 ↓ -51%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $74,400.20 ↓ -47%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $77,588.78 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $79,714.50 ↓ -43%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $85,028.80 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $106,286.00 ↓ -24%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $39,444.00 $1,931.08 – $50,132.45
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $11,875.00 $4,150.00 – $54,491.76
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $29,515.00 $23,257.82 – $111,480.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $124,954.72 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $39,785.00 $30,150.00 – $64,169.53
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $34,045.00 $26,827.46 – $111,480.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $46,329.42 $484.43 – $25,539.09
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $11,875.00 $4,150.00 – $54,491.76

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