Prq trlml c athrc st angiop1 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

$33,800.90

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.

$48,287.00

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.

$9,319.39 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $48,287.00 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 $9,319.39 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $9,512.54 ↓ -72%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $14,655.10 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $14,920.68 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $15,746.39 ↓ -53%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $15,746.39 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $16,610.73 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $17,045.31 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $17,045.31 ↓ -50%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $17,141.89 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $21,729.15 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $21,729.15 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $21,729.15 ↓ -36%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $23,515.77 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $24,143.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $25,350.68 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $25,688.68 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $30,420.81 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $31,014.74 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $33,800.90 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $35,249.51 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $36,215.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $38,629.60 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $48,287.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,287.00 ↑ +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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Prq trlml c athrc st angiop1 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $18,546.00 $6,169.14 – $28,437.20
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $6,125.00 $5,474.00 – $31,824.13
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,865.00 $4,621.62 – $35,939.41
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $33,800.90 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $19,260.00 $11,784.00 – $35,939.41
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $20,060.00 $10,567.08 – $35,939.41
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $15,443.47 $564.29 – $13,969.63
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $6,125.00 $5,474.00 – $31,824.13

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