Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$51,533.54

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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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$73,619.34

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.

$220.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $8,926.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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 $220.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $244.00 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,722.72 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,758.42 ↓ -97%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $2,709.04 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $2,758.13 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $3,025.91 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $3,025.91 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $3,070.54 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,168.73 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $3,184.80 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $3,184.80 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,266.63 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,266.63 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,266.63 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $4,346.96 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,463.00 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $4,686.15 ↓ -91%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $4,748.63 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $4,909.30 ↓ -90%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $5,733.17 ↓ -89%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $6,248.20 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $6,515.98 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $6,694.50 ↓ -87%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $7,140.80 ↓ -86%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,926.00 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $8,926.00 ↓ -83%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $7,887.00 $4,206.40 – $28,077.67
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,483.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $3,750.00 $1,728.00 – $31,824.13
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,050.00 $3,979.40 – $35,939.41
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $63,451.67 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,550.00 $4,373.40 – $35,939.41
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $6,340.00 $4,995.92 – $35,939.41
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $9,548.80 $373.95 – $13,969.63

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