Removal duct glbldr calculi 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

$11,310.03

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.

$16,157.19

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.

$10.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $3,313.00 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 $10.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $10.00 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $639.41 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $652.66 ↓ -94%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,005.50 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $1,023.72 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,123.11 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,123.11 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,139.67 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,176.12 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,182.08 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,182.08 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,583.61 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,583.61 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,583.61 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,613.43 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,656.50 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,739.33 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,762.52 ↓ -84%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $1,822.15 ↓ -84%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $2,127.94 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,319.10 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,418.49 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,484.75 ↓ -78%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,650.40 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,313.00 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,313.00 ↓ -71%
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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Removal duct glbldr calculi at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,010.00 $1,583.88 – $6,291.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,427.98 $7.30 – $7.30
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $3,145.00 $2,478.26 – $5,032.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,695.00 $2,123.66 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,428.80 $139.03 – $1,142.89
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $3,314.30 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,970.00 $2,340.36 – $6,291.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,855.00 $1,461.74 – $6,291.00

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