Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys 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

$28,126.71

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.

$40,181.01

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.

$3,598.10 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $18,643.00 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 $3,598.10 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,672.67 ↓ -87%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,658.15 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,760.69 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $6,079.48 ↓ -78%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $6,079.48 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,413.19 ↓ -77%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $6,580.98 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $6,580.98 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,618.27 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8,389.35 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8,389.35 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $8,389.35 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $9,079.14 ↓ -68%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,321.50 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $9,502.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $9,787.58 ↓ -65%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $9,918.08 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $10,253.65 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $10,557.00 ↓ -62%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $11,974.40 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $13,050.10 ↓ -54%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $13,609.39 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $13,982.25 ↓ -50%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $14,914.40 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $18,643.00 ↓ -34%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $18,643.00 ↓ -34%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $10,190.40 $5,434.88 – $15,625.28
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $3,250.00 $4,150.00 – $14,366.26
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,795.00 $3,778.46 – $47,462.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $40,492.10 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $9,090.00 $7,162.92 – $24,503.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $10,020.00 $7,895.76 – $47,462.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $19,531.90 $294.17 – $10,766.96
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $3,250.00 $4,150.00 – $14,366.26

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