Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry, IL · Nm · · NPI 1427065499
$5,905.00
Cash price 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.
$8,435.71
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$246.40 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $2,891.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NWR UHC CORE | $246.40 | ↓ -96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NWR UHC HMO/PPO | $246.40 | ↓ -96% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES | $557.96 | ↓ -91% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE | $569.53 | ↓ -90% |
| MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] | NWR MERCY CARE | $877.42 | ↓ -85% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NWR CIGNA BROAD | $893.32 | ↓ -85% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS PPO | $980.05 | ↓ -83% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | NWR BCBS PPO | $980.05 | ↓ -83% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NWR AETNA APCN/SP | $994.50 | ↓ -83% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED | $1,026.31 | ↓ -83% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS HMO | $1,031.51 | ↓ -83% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | NWR BCBS HMO | $1,031.51 | ↓ -83% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | $1,381.90 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | $1,381.90 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | $1,381.90 | ↓ -77% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NWR AETNA | $1,407.92 | ↓ -76% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK | $1,445.50 | ↓ -76% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NWR AETNA ASA | $1,517.78 | ↓ -74% |
| CHOICECARE [177] | NWR CHOICE CARE | $1,538.01 | ↓ -74% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | NWR PHCS PPO | $1,590.05 | ↓ -73% |
| THE ALLIANCE [1703] | NWR THE ALLIANCE | $1,856.89 | ↓ -69% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO | $2,023.70 | ↓ -66% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | NWR HFN PPO | $2,110.43 | ↓ -64% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS | $2,168.25 | ↓ -63% |
| BEECHSTREET [176] | NWR BEECHSTREET | $2,312.80 | ↓ -61% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $2,891.00 | ↓ -51% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP | $2,891.00 | ↓ -51% |
| 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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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $1,287.60 | $339.48 – $1,004.08 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $1,287.60 | $339.00 – $579.04 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $375.00 | $430.00 – $1,089.01 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $1,345.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | $2,419.01 | not published |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $1,215.00 | $934.51 – $4,681.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $1,415.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $1,532.80 | $98.09 – $484.67 |