Repair complex wound scalp/arms/legs 2.6 - 7.5 cm 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

$27,143.12

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$38,775.89

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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.

$495.24 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,551.00 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

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 $495.24 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $505.50 ↓ -98%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $778.78 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $792.89 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $882.70 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $910.93 ↓ -97%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $915.55 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $915.55 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $1,249.64 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,283.00 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,347.15 ↓ -95%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,365.11 ↓ -95%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,648.14 ↓ -94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $1,796.20 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $1,873.18 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $1,924.50 ↓ -93%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,052.80 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,566.00 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,566.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $3,205.50 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $3,561.00 ↓ -87%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $4,551.00 ↓ -83%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital

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Repair complex wound scalp/arms/legs 2.6 - 7.5 cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $844.80 $206.40 – $957.14
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $844.80 $296.70 – $688.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $500.00 $426.48 – $705.72
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $945.00 $744.66 – $1,512.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $945.00 $744.66 – $1,512.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $945.00 $744.66 – $1,512.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,059.20 $232.90 – $591.26
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $500.00 $426.48 – $705.72

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