Lens iol ant chamb 10.5 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

$624.99

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.

$892.84

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.

$68.37 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $354.24 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 $68.37 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $69.79 ↓ -89%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $107.51 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $109.46 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $120.09 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $120.09 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $121.86 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $125.76 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $126.39 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $126.39 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $167.91 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $169.33 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $169.33 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $169.33 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $172.51 ↓ -72%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $177.12 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $185.98 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $186.68 ↓ -70%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $188.46 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $223.17 ↓ -64%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $227.53 ↓ -64%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $247.97 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $258.60 ↓ -59%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $265.68 ↓ -57%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $283.39 ↓ -55%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $354.24 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $354.24 ↓ -43%
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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Lens iol ant chamb 10.5 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $191.40 $44.16 – $126.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $191.40 $62.10 – $64.86
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $233.23 $117.55 – $373.16
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Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $170.68 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $346.75 $157.42 – $554.80
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $346.75 $120.02 – $275.12

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