Papaverin hcl injection 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

$72.80

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.

$104.00

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.

$17.61 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $91.25 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $17.61 ↓ -76%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $27.69 ↓ -62%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $30.93 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $30.93 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $31.39 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $32.39 ↓ -56%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $32.56 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $32.56 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $43.62 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $43.62 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $43.62 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $45.63 ↓ -37%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $47.91 ↓ -34%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $48.55 ↓ -33%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $57.49 ↓ -21%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $58.61 ↓ -19%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $63.88 ↓ -12%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $66.61 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $68.44 ↓ -6%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $73.00 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $91.25 ↑ +25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $91.25 ↑ +25%
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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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $85.76 $7.76 – $21.09
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