Perc drug-el cor stent sing 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

$23,292.50

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.

$33,275.00

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.

$6,422.08 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $33,275.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $6,422.08 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $6,555.18 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $10,098.96 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $10,281.98 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $10,850.98 ↓ -53%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $10,850.98 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $11,446.60 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $11,746.08 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $11,746.08 ↓ -50%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $11,812.63 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $14,973.75 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $14,973.75 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $14,973.75 ↓ -36%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $16,204.93 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $16,637.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $17,469.38 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $17,702.30 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $20,963.25 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $21,372.53 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $23,292.50 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $24,290.75 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $24,956.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $26,620.00 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $33,275.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $33,275.00 ↑ +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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Perc drug-el cor stent sing at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $6,125.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $10,000.90 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $19,561.01 $7,995.56 – $18,914.62
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $6,125.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $20,359.35 $12,370.97 – $12,989.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $20,359.35 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $6,125.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $6,125.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97

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