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HB CT Head/Brain W/O Dye
Lake Forest, IL
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 401% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 89% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 14 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh blue cross medicare advt other · outpatient | $153.05 | $153.05 | $153.05 – $153.05 |
| 2 | Aetna nlfh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $586.81 | $586.81 | $586.81 – $586.81 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $749.07 | $749.07 | $749.07 – $749.07 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827.19 | $827.19 | $827.19 – $827.19 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827.19 | $827.19 | $827.19 – $827.19 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827.19 | $827.19 | $827.19 – $827.19 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $965.06 | $965.06 | $965.06 – $965.06 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bc lake county phys assoc ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,591 | $1,591 | $1,591 – $1,591 |
| 9 | Beechstreet nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,828 | $2,828 | $2,828 – $2,828 |
| 10 | MultiPlan nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,828 | $2,828 | $2,828 – $2,828 |
| 11 | First Health nlfh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,899 | $2,899 | $2,899 – $2,899 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,535 | $3,535 | $3,535 – $3,535 |
| 13 | MultiPlan nlfh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,535 | $3,535 | $3,535 – $3,535 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,535 | $3,535 | $3,535 – $3,535 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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