Visc & infraren abd 2 prosth 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

$15,680.70

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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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$22,401.00

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.

$4,323.39 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $22,401.00 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 $4,323.39 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4,413.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5,667.45 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5,667.45 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5,951.95 ↓ -62%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $6,798.70 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BROAD $6,921.91 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $7,058.56 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $7,058.56 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $7,304.97 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $7,304.97 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $7,705.94 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $7,952.36 ↓ -49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA $10,909.29 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $11,200.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $11,760.53 ↓ -25%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $11,917.33 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $12,320.55 ↓ -21%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NWR THE ALLIANCE $14,388.16 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO $15,680.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $16,352.73 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $16,800.75 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $17,920.80 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $22,401.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22,401.00 ↑ +43%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
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

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Visc & infraren abd 2 prosth at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,250.00 $2,648.00 – $2,648.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,250.00 $2,648.00 – $2,648.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $9,560.00 $3,181.00 – $15,296.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $3,286.80 $785.00 – $785.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $1,250.00 $2,648.00 – $2,648.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $1,250.00 $2,648.00 – $2,648.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $4,102.80 $2,018.97 – $5,543.00
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $12,983.60 not published

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