Nr lnr acclrtr tx max 5 sessions 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

$45,519.60

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.

$65,028.00

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.

$298.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $12,955.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $298.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $330.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,500.32 ↓ -95%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $3,931.84 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $4,391.75 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $4,391.75 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $4,456.52 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $4,599.03 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $4,622.34 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $4,622.34 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $6,192.49 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $6,192.49 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $6,192.49 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $6,309.09 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $6,477.50 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $6,801.38 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $6,892.06 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $8,161.65 ↓ -82%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $8,321.00 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $9,068.50 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $9,457.15 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $9,716.25 ↓ -79%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $10,364.00 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $12,955.00 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $12,955.00 ↓ -72%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE not published by hospital

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Nr lnr acclrtr tx max 5 sessions at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,875.00 $1,875.87 – $3,104.10
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $8,285.00 $1,039.00 – $15,123.67
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $57,955.10 $3,789.39 – $3,789.39
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $8,285.00 $1,132.00 – $13,256.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,285.00 $1,039.00 – $15,488.81
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $11,018.29 $862.79 – $6,073.83
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,875.00 $1,875.87 – $3,104.10
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $13,475.00 not published

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