Prq card stent/ath/angio 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

$20,179.60

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.

$28,828.00

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.

$5,563.80 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $28,828.00 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 $5,563.80 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $5,679.12 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $7,293.48 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $7,293.48 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $7,659.60 ↓ -62%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $8,749.30 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $8,907.85 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $9,083.70 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $9,083.70 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $9,400.81 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $9,400.81 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $9,916.83 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $10,233.94 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $14,039.24 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $14,414.00 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $15,134.70 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $15,336.50 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $18,161.64 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $18,516.22 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $20,179.60 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $21,044.44 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $21,621.00 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $23,062.40 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $28,828.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $28,828.00 ↑ +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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Prq card stent/ath/angio at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $8,440.20 $4,501.44 – $12,941.64
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,760.00 $3,750.88 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $20,179.60 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $11,710.00 $7,253.54 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,990.00 $4,160.64 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $15,218.33 $5,155.21 – $10,025.07
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $9,721.80 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $11,855.00 $8,065.18 – $25,111.00

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