Perq transcath closure each 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

$12,824.70

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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.

$18,321.00

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.

$3,535.95 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $18,321.00 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 $3,535.95 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,609.24 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,635.21 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,635.21 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,867.89 ↓ -62%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,560.42 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,661.19 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $5,772.95 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $5,772.95 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $5,974.48 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $5,974.48 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,302.42 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,503.96 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $8,922.33 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,160.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $9,618.53 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $9,746.77 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $11,542.23 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $11,767.58 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $12,824.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $13,374.33 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $13,740.75 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $14,656.80 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $18,321.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $18,321.00 ↑ +43%
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

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Perq transcath closure each at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $12,824.70 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $893.60 $348.26 – $913.51
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $10,530.00 $7,349.94 – $17,142.84
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $17,065.00 $11,911.37 – $27,304.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $9,199.20 $308.00 – $1,094.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $35,366.40 $434.87 – $1,468.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $11,483.40 $434.87 – $693.00
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $12,824.70 not published

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