Rmvl perm pm pulse gen 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

$103,448.86

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.

$147,784.10

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.

$3,615.08 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $42,229.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $3,615.08 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,690.01 ↓ -96%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,684.86 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,787.88 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $6,108.18 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $6,108.18 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,443.46 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $6,612.04 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $6,612.04 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,649.51 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8,428.95 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8,428.95 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $8,428.95 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $9,102.00 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $9,122.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,365.50 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $9,833.78 ↓ -90%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $9,964.89 ↓ -90%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $12,030.92 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $13,111.70 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $13,673.63 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $14,048.25 ↓ -86%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $14,984.80 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $18,731.00 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $18,731.00 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $38,005.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $42,229.00 ↓ -59%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Rmvl perm pm pulse gen at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $10,417.20 $766.36 – $12,940.57
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $499.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $3,250.00 $576.00 – $14,366.26
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,740.00 $2,159.12 – $17,439.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $9,090.00 $6,700.00 – $16,563.93
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,300.00 $4,176.40 – $17,439.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $6,950.24 $203.32 – $6,438.39
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $3,250.00 $576.00 – $14,366.26

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