Pregnancy associated plasma protein-a 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

$114.10

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.

$163.00

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.

$30.49 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $158.00 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 $30.49 ↓ -73%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $47.95 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $54.35 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $56.09 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $56.37 ↓ -51%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $56.37 ↓ -51%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $79.00 ↓ -31%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $82.95 ↓ -27%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $84.06 ↓ -26%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $99.54 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $110.60 ↓ -3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $115.34 ↑ +1%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $118.50 ↑ +4%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $126.40 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $158.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $158.00 ↑ +38%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Pregnancy associated plasma protein-a at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $54.00 $9.81 – $82.80
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $54.00 $17.31 – $42.30
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $125.00 $15.05 – $200.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $114.10 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $125.00 $15.05 – $200.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $125.00 $15.05 – $200.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $64.28 $3.50 – $35.43
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $125.00 $15.05 – $200.00

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