Arm CT Scan (without contrast, both arms) at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital

9515 Holy Cross Lane, Breese, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1457319154

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,815.12

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.

$2,521.00

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.

$92.49 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE vs $2,521.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $92.49 ↓ -95%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $101.74 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $112.03 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $112.03 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $112.03 ↓ -94%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $112.03 ↓ -94%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $112.03 ↓ -94%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $112.03 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $112.03 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $112.03 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $112.03 ↓ -94%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $235.27 ↓ -87%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $246.47 ↓ -86%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $280.08 ↓ -85%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $280.08 ↓ -85%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $705.88 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $705.88 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $1,505.04 ↓ -17%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $1,612.43 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $1,762.18 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1,860.50 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,034.45 ↑ +12%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,034.45 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,087.39 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $2,087.39 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $2,087.39 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $2,087.39 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $2,142.85 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $2,268.90 ↑ +25%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $2,290.00 ↑ +26%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 ALL COMMERCIAL LIVE360 $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $2,521.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL HMO PHAI not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS SIHCA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO SIHCA not published by hospital —

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Arm CT Scan (without contrast, both arms) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,744.80 $1.00 – $1,516.16
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,744.80 $106.34 – $911.33
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $980.00 $160.73 – $1,248.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $2,563.40 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,420.00 $160.73 – $1,824.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $980.00 $160.73 – $1,256.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,870.02 $43.57 – $1,030.85

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