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Lake Forest, IL
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 29% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 17 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 nlfh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $617.19 | $617.19 | $617.19 – $617.19 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $787.84 | $787.84 | $787.84 – $787.84 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $870.01 | $870.01 | $870.01 – $870.01 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $870.01 | $870.01 | $870.01 – $870.01 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $870.01 | $870.01 | $870.01 – $870.01 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,015 | $1,015 | $1,015 – $1,015 |
| 7 | Cigna nlfh cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,402 | $1,402 | $1,402 – $1,402 |
| 8 | Aetna nlfh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,599 | $1,599 | $1,599 – $1,599 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bc lake county phys assoc ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,673 | $1,673 | $1,673 – $1,673 |
| 10 | Aetna nlfh aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 11 | Cigna nlfh cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,409 | $2,409 | $2,409 – $2,409 |
| 12 | Beechstreet nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,974 | $2,974 | $2,974 – $2,974 |
| 13 | MultiPlan nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,974 | $2,974 | $2,974 – $2,974 |
| 14 | First Health nlfh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,049 | $3,049 | $3,049 – $3,049 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,718 | $3,718 | $3,718 – $3,718 |
| 16 | MultiPlan nlfh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,718 | $3,718 | $3,718 – $3,718 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,718 | $3,718 | $3,718 – $3,718 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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