Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm 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

$22,255.64

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$31,793.77

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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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$497.07 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,575.50 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $497.07 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $507.37 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $752.05 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $752.05 ↓ -97%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $781.66 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $795.83 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $873.09 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $873.09 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $885.97 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $914.30 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $918.94 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $918.94 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $1,220.79 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,231.09 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,231.09 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,231.09 ↓ -94%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,287.75 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $1,357.29 ↓ -94%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,370.17 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $1,622.57 ↓ -93%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $1,654.24 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $1,802.85 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $1,880.12 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $1,931.63 ↓ -91%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,060.40 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,575.50 ↓ -88%
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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Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,781.40 $720.00 – $1,957.50
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,781.40 $1,012.50 – $1,057.50
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,340.71 $1,334.34 – $4,236.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $45,463.21 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $3,495.00 $1,495.86 – $5,592.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,763.83 $1,613.75 – $3,138.17
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $3,697.50 $964.89 – $3,400.48
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $3,697.50 $1,483.46 – $3,400.48

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