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HB Ref Karius Test for Pathogen Detection, Ngs, Plasma
McHenry, IL
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Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital’s median price of $2.8k is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 73% of the 1,596 hospitals reporting CPT 0152U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 16 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 | Aetna nwr aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,117 | $1,117 | $1,117 – $1,117 |
| 2 | Cigna nwr cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,140 | $1,140 | $1,140 – $1,140 |
| 3 | Cigna nwr cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,788 | $1,788 | $1,788 – $1,788 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,962 | $1,962 | $1,962 – $1,962 |
| 5 | Aetna nwr aetna apcn/sp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,991 | $1,991 | $1,991 – $1,991 |
| 6 | Aetna nwr aetna il preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,055 | $2,055 | $2,055 – $2,055 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,065 | $2,065 | $2,065 – $2,065 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,767 | $2,767 | $2,767 – $2,767 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,767 | $2,767 | $2,767 – $2,767 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,767 | $2,767 | $2,767 – $2,767 |
| 11 | Aetna nwr aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,039 | $3,039 | $3,039 – $3,039 |
| 12 | MultiPlan nwr phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,646 | $3,646 | $3,646 – $3,646 |
| 13 | Cigna nwr cigna behavorial bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,341 | $4,341 | $4,341 – $4,341 |
| 14 | Beechstreet nwr beechstreet percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,630 | $4,630 | $4,630 – $4,630 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,788 | $5,788 | $5,788 – $5,788 |
| 16 | MultiPlan nwr non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,788 | $5,788 | $5,788 – $5,788 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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