Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple) 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

$215.28

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.

$299.00

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.

$74.69 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE vs $356.44 with CLAIM DOC — 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 $74.69 ↓ -65%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $82.16 ↓ -62%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $83.72 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $83.72 ↓ -61%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $142.58 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $142.58 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $142.58 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $142.58 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $142.58 ↓ -34%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $142.58 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $142.58 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $142.58 ↓ -34%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $142.58 ↓ -34%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $150.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $150.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $178.50 ↓ -17%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $191.24 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $209.00 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $220.66 ↑ +2%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $224.25 ↑ +4%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $247.57 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $247.57 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $247.57 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $247.57 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $254.15 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $269.10 ↑ +25%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $299.00 ↑ +39%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $299.00 ↑ +39%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $299.00 ↑ +39%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $299.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $299.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $299.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $299.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $299.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $299.00 ↑ +39%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $299.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $299.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $299.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 ALL COMMERCIAL LIVE360 $299.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $299.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $299.00 ↑ +39%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $299.41 ↑ +39%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $356.44 ↑ +66%
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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Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $141.00 $59.20 – $201.55
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $141.00 $77.00 – $139.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $62.50 $139.58 – $230.97
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $245.00 $105.00 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $245.00 $105.00 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $245.00 $105.00 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $319.80 $22.52 – $176.29
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $62.50 $139.58 – $230.97

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