Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center

409 NW 9th Ave, Aledo, IL · MercyOne · · NPI 1225380967

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$322.92

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.

$538.20

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.

$61.04 with Aetna vs $132.88 with UHC — 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $61.04 ↓ -81%
UHC Deere Premiere_NonFacility $64.83 ↓ -80%
UHC Medicare Advantage $83.73 ↓ -74%
UHC VACCN $83.73 ↓ -74%
Naphcare All Products $85.55 ↓ -74%
Wellmark Medicare Advantage $85.55 ↓ -74%
Wellmark All Products $105.58 ↓ -67%
UHC All Products $132.88 ↓ -59%
UHC Deere Premiere_Facility not published by hospital

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $322.92 $58.25 – $158.37
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $302.40 $51.96 – $85.98
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $127.48 $87.58 – $292.20
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $142.20 $91.80 – $193.33
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $130.04 $87.58 – $299.25
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $186.00 $6.54 – $176.36
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $126.86 $87.58 – $301.08
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $146.88 $87.33 – $296.30

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