Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with contrast) 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

$2,136.96

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.

$2,968.00

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.

$187.96 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS vs $2,968.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $187.96 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $187.96 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -91%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $187.96 ↓ -91%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $187.96 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $263.47 ↓ -88%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $289.82 ↓ -86%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $394.72 ↓ -82%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $413.52 ↓ -81%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $469.91 ↓ -78%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $469.91 ↓ -78%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $831.04 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $831.04 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $1,771.90 ↓ -17%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $1,898.33 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $2,074.63 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $2,190.38 ↑ +2%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $2,290.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,395.18 ↑ +12%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,395.18 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,457.50 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $2,457.50 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $2,457.50 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $2,457.50 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $2,522.80 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $2,671.20 ↑ +25%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 ALL COMMERCIAL LIVE360 $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $2,968.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $2,968.00 ↑ +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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Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with contrast) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,365.60 $1.00 – $2,093.92
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,365.60 $201.32 – $1,069.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $885.00 $269.08 – $1,416.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,250.80 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,245.00 $269.08 – $1,992.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $890.00 $269.08 – $1,424.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,949.60 $60.29 – $1,074.71

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