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METRONIDAZOLE 5 MG/ML INJECTION (CMH)
Chicago, IL
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $8 is 170% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 62% of the 2,045 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1836. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 42 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.03 | $1.97 | $0.34 – $7.17 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.02 | $4.86 | $0.84 – $17.70 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.02 | $4.86 | $0.84 – $17.70 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.17 | $5.01 | $0.86 – $18.25 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.45 | $5.27 | $0.91 – $19.22 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.97 | $5.78 | $1.00 – $21.08 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.97 | $5.78 | $1.00 – $21.08 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.33 | $6.13 | $1.05 – $22.34 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.33 | $6.13 | $1.05 – $22.34 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.69 | $6.47 | $1.11 – $23.60 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare navigate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.87 | $6.65 | $1.14 – $24.24 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.88 | $6.66 | $1.15 – $24.28 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.88 | $6.66 | $1.15 – $24.28 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.17 | $6.94 | $1.19 – $25.29 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.17 | $6.94 | $1.19 – $25.29 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.17 | $6.94 | $1.19 – $25.29 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.17 | $6.94 | $1.19 – $25.29 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.37 | $7.13 | $1.23 – $26.01 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.77 | $7.51 | $1.29 – $27.40 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.77 | $7.51 | $1.29 – $27.40 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.36 | $8.09 | $1.39 – $29.51 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.36 | $8.09 | $1.39 – $29.51 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.36 | $8.09 | $1.39 – $29.51 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.36 | $8.09 | $1.39 – $29.51 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.48 | $8.21 | $1.41 – $29.93 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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