Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation 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

$407.40

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.

$582.00

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.

$86.10 with IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] vs $205.00 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 $86.10 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH IMAGINE HEALTH $86.10 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $96.35 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] MRH CIGNA BROAD $102.50 ↓ -75%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] MRH THE ALLIANCE $111.42 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $111.73 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $111.73 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $111.73 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $114.60 ↓ -72%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] MRH BCBS HMO $119.80 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS HMO $119.80 ↓ -71%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH DREYER - IPA $123.00 ↓ -70%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH UNIVERSITY OF IL MED CENTER - IPA $123.00 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH DREYER - IPA $123.00 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH UNIVERSITY OF IL MED CENTER - IPA $123.00 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] MRH CIGNA NARROW $123.00 ↓ -70%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] MRH BCBS PPO $125.87 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH BCBS PPO $125.87 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] MRH SEIU HEALTHLINK $129.15 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] MRH LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MED CENTER - IPA $133.25 ↓ -67%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] MRH FIRST HEALTH $137.15 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] MRH PHCS $164.00 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] MRH HFN $178.35 ↓ -56%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $205.00 ↓ -50%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $205.00 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $205.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $205.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] MRH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $205.00 ↓ -50%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $63.00 $26.88 – $77.28
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $50.40 $38.64 – $43.94
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