Large Joint Injection or Fluid Draw (both sides) 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

$850.32

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.

$1,181.00

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.

$213.37 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE vs $822.34 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 $213.37 ↓ -75%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $220.36 ↓ -74%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $220.36 ↓ -74%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $234.70 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $328.94 ↓ -61%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $328.94 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $328.94 ↓ -61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $328.94 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $328.94 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $328.94 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $328.94 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $328.94 ↓ -61%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $328.94 ↓ -61%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $389.00 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $389.00 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $469.84 ↓ -45%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $503.37 ↓ -41%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $550.11 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $580.81 ↓ -32%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $590.25 ↓ -31%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $651.64 ↓ -23%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $651.64 ↓ -23%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $651.64 ↓ -23%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $651.64 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $668.95 ↓ -21%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $690.76 ↓ -19%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $708.30 ↓ -17%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $723.66 ↓ -15%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $787.00 ↓ -7%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $787.00 ↓ -7%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $787.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $787.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $787.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $787.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $787.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $787.00 ↓ -7%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $787.00 ↓ -7%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $787.00 ↓ -7%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $787.00 ↓ -7%
LIVE360 ALL COMMERCIAL LIVE360 $787.00 ↓ -7%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $787.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $787.00 ↓ -7%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $822.34 ↓ -3%
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 SIHCA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO SIHCA 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 BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $531.00 $179.52 – $480.85
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