MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast 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

$2,536.20

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.

$4,227.00

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.

$1,267.49 with UHC vs $3,085.71 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
UHC Deere Premiere_NonFacility $1,267.49 ↓ -50%
UHC Deere Premiere_Facility $1,268.00 ↓ -50%
Wellmark All Products $1,361.45 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,902.15 ↓ -25%
UHC Medicare Advantage $1,944.42 ↓ -23%
UHC VACCN $1,944.42 ↓ -23%
Wellmark Medicare Advantage $1,986.69 ↓ -22%
Naphcare All Products $1,986.69 ↓ -22%
UHC All Products $3,085.71 ↑ +22%

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MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,536.20 $502.71 – $3,888.84
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,000.00 $407.31 – $407.31
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,915.00 $953.48 – $2,300.93
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,750.00 $1,096.00 – $2,824.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,360.00 $1,096.00 – $2,408.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $945.60 $78.34 – $639.84
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,000.00 $391.27 – $391.27
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,125.00 $1,063.80 – $2,370.82

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