Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 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

$14,122.32

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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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$20,174.75

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.

$3,352.91 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $17,372.61 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

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 $3,352.91 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,422.40 ↓ -76%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,272.59 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,368.14 ↓ -62%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $5,889.31 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $5,889.31 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $5,976.18 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,167.28 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $6,198.55 ↓ -56%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $6,198.55 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $8,234.62 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $8,304.11 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8,304.11 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8,304.11 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $8,460.46 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $8,686.31 ↓ -38%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $9,120.62 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $9,155.37 ↓ -35%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $9,242.23 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $10,944.74 ↓ -23%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $11,158.43 ↓ -21%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $12,160.83 ↓ -14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $12,682.01 ↓ -10%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $13,029.46 ↓ -8%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $13,898.09 ↓ -2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $17,372.61 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $17,372.61 ↑ +23%
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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Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $10,575.00 $3,300.16 – $9,487.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $10,575.00 $4,640.85 – $4,847.11
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $8,859.50 $6,183.93 – $14,175.20
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $39,368.47 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $10,951.00 $8,629.39 – $17,521.60
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $10,410.50 $7,266.53 – $16,656.80
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $12,032.00 $4,075.84 – $7,926.08
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $13,867.63 not published

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