Whole mitochondrial genome 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

$3,180.80

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.

$4,544.00

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.

$745.17 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,861.00 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 $745.17 ↓ -77%
MERCY CARE HEALTH PLANS [5013] NWR MERCY CARE $1,171.81 ↓ -63%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS PPO $1,308.88 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PPO $1,308.88 ↓ -59%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA APCN/SP $1,328.18 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,370.66 ↓ -57%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NWR BCBS HMO $1,377.60 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS HMO $1,377.60 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,845.56 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,845.56 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,845.56 ↓ -42%
HEALTHLINK [125] NWR SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,930.50 ↓ -39%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NWR AETNA ASA $2,027.03 ↓ -36%
CHOICECARE [177] NWR CHOICE CARE $2,054.05 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR PHCS PPO $2,432.43 ↓ -24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PPO $2,818.53 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NWR CIGNA BEHAVORIAL BHS $2,895.75 ↓ -9%
BEECHSTREET [176] NWR BEECHSTREET $3,088.80 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NWR BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,861.00 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NWR NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,861.00 ↑ +21%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NWR BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NWR HFN PLATINUM EPO not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NWR MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NWR HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Whole mitochondrial genome at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,180.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,574.40 $3.50 – $2,059.20
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $8,570.40 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $5,424.60 $0.02 – $2,393.82
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $5,620.20 $1,287.00 – $1,312.74
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton $5,073.60 $772.20 – $1,312.74
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $5,638.20 $1,265.50 – $4,504.50
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $5,903.40 $1,287.00 – $1,312.74

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