Trml dstrj ios bvn ea addl 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

$48,190.78

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.

$68,843.97

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.

$346.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $19,277.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC CORE $346.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NWR UHC HMO/PPO $385.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $3,720.46 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,797.57 ↓ -92%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $5,850.57 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $5,956.59 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $6,534.90 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $6,534.90 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $6,631.29 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $6,843.34 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $6,878.03 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $6,878.03 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $9,214.41 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $9,214.41 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $9,214.41 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $9,387.90 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,638.50 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $10,120.43 ↓ -79%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $10,255.36 ↓ -79%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $10,602.35 ↓ -78%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $12,381.62 ↓ -74%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $14,072.21 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $14,457.75 ↓ -70%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $15,421.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $19,277.00 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,277.00 ↓ -60%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Trml dstrj ios bvn ea addl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,750.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $13,493.90 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $535.20 $176.15 – $472.12
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,750.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $1,750.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $1,750.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $13,493.90 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $13,493.90 not published

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