Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL · Nm · · NPI 1083660658

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$51.80

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.

$74.00

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.

$22.26 with IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] vs $53.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] MRH IMAGINE HEALTH $22.26 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH IMAGINE HEALTH $22.26 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $24.91 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] MRH CIGNA BROAD $26.50 ↓ -49%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] MRH THE ALLIANCE $28.81 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $28.89 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $28.89 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $28.89 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $29.63 ↓ -43%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] MRH BCBS HMO $30.97 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS HMO $30.97 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] MRH CIGNA NARROW $31.80 ↓ -39%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH UNIVERSITY OF IL MED CENTER - IPA $31.80 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH UNIVERSITY OF IL MED CENTER - IPA $31.80 ↓ -39%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH DREYER - IPA $31.80 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH DREYER - IPA $31.80 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS PPO $32.54 ↓ -37%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] MRH BCBS PPO $32.54 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK [125] MRH SEIU HEALTHLINK $33.39 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP (IHP) $34.45 ↓ -33%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP (IHP) $34.45 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MED CENTER - IPA $34.45 ↓ -33%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] MRH FIRST HEALTH $35.46 ↓ -32%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] MRH PHCS $42.40 ↓ -18%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] MRH HFN $46.11 ↓ -11%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $53.00 ↑ +2%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $53.00 ↑ +2%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $53.00 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $53.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $53.00 ↑ +2%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] MRH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] MRH MEDICARE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] MRH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $52.80 $4.42 – $30.36
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $62.40 $8.95 – $14.10
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $17.50 $5.82 – $12.60
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $40.00 $7.78 – $64.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $213.50 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $40.00 $7.78 – $64.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $40.00 $7.78 – $64.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $33.57 $3.50 – $18.50

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