Tocilizumab 162 mg/0.9 ml subcutaneous pen injector 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

$12,247.72

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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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$17,496.75

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.

$675.40 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,499.50 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
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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 $675.40 ↓ -94%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,062.10 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,186.33 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,186.33 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,203.83 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,242.32 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,248.62 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,248.62 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,672.76 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,672.76 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,672.76 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,749.75 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $1,837.24 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $1,861.73 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,204.69 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $2,449.65 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,554.64 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,624.63 ↓ -79%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $2,799.60 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,499.50 ↓ -71%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,499.50 ↓ -71%
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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Tocilizumab 162 mg/0.9 ml subcutaneous pen injector at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,733.60 $6.04 – $1,407.08
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,733.60 $4.99 – $760.15
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $904.24 $5.59 – $9.25
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,007.25 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $904.24 $5.59 – $9.25
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $1,762.57 $7.37 – $11.94
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $904.24 $5.71 – $9.25
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $904.24 $5.71 – $9.25

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