Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$5,382.30

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$7,689.00

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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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$229.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $2,619.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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

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

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 $229.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $255.00 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $505.47 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $515.94 ↓ -90%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $794.87 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $809.27 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $887.84 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $887.84 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $900.94 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $929.75 ↓ -83%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $934.46 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $934.46 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,251.88 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,251.88 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,251.88 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,275.45 ↓ -76%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,309.50 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,374.98 ↓ -74%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,393.31 ↓ -74%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,682.18 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $1,833.30 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $1,911.87 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $1,964.25 ↓ -64%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,095.20 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,619.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,619.00 ↓ -51%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,447.20 $467.84 – $2,429.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,080.60 $248.00 – $1,754.82
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $625.00 $430.00 – $2,732.77
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,160.00 $914.08 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $4,085.20 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,215.00 $957.42 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,470.00 $1,158.36 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,403.24 $84.06 – $1,208.52

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