Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound (not pregnancy) 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

$844.56

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.

$1,173.00

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.

$44.81 with HUMANA vs $1,173.00 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
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $44.81 ↓ -95%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $47.37 ↓ -94%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $52.10 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $56.02 ↓ -93%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $56.02 ↓ -93%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $56.02 ↓ -93%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $56.02 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $56.02 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $56.02 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $56.02 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $56.02 ↓ -93%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $117.63 ↓ -86%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $123.24 ↓ -85%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $140.04 ↓ -83%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $140.04 ↓ -83%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $328.44 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $328.44 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $700.28 ↓ -17%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $750.25 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $819.93 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $865.67 ↑ +2%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $879.75 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $946.61 ↑ +12%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $946.61 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $971.24 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $971.24 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $971.24 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $971.24 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $997.05 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $1,055.70 ↑ +25%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 ALL COMMERCIAL LIVE360 $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $1,173.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $1,173.00 ↑ +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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Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound (not pregnancy) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $368.40 $107.26 – $457.22
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $368.40 $120.46 – $263.67
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $250.00 $109.68 – $181.49
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $615.00 $160.73 – $984.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,079.40 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $605.00 $160.73 – $968.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $660.00 $160.73 – $1,056.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $503.67 $30.44 – $277.64

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