X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
409 NW 9th Ave, Aledo, IL · MercyOne · · NPI 1225380967
$321.60
Cash price 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.
$536.00
Gross charge 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.
$148.16 with Wellmark vs $391.28 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Wellmark | All Products | $148.16 | ↓ -54% |
| UHC | Deere Premiere_NonFacility | $170.96 | ↓ -47% |
| UHC | Deere Premiere_Facility | $171.00 | ↓ -47% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $201.32 | ↓ -37% |
| UHC | Medicare Advantage | $246.56 | ↓ -23% |
| UHC | VACCN | $246.56 | ↓ -23% |
| Wellmark | Medicare Advantage | $251.92 | ↓ -22% |
| Naphcare | All Products | $251.92 | ↓ -22% |
| UHC | All Products | $391.28 | ↑ +22% |
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X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $321.60 | $54.71 – $493.12 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $175.00 | $102.44 – $304.50 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $415.00 | $220.00 – $664.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $415.00 | $195.00 – $664.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $415.00 | $220.00 – $664.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $434.76 | $26.35 – $239.66 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $175.00 | $102.44 – $304.50 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $894.85 | $187.96 – $197.36 |