Discography cerv/thor spine at Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)
2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL · Ascension · · NPI 1679659585
$1,043.79
Cash price 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.
$3,163.00
Gross charge 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.
$85.31 with CIGNA IFP vs $3,947.38 with UHC CHOICE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CIGNA IFP | 3019_JCIL CIGNA IFP 20250101 | $85.31 | ↓ -92% |
| CIGNA ONE HEALTH | 2826_CIGNA ONE HEALTH 20241001 | $88.00 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS BCE | 2879_JCIL BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCE 20241001 | $422.40 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS BCS | 2832_JCIL BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCS 20241001 | $422.40 | ↓ -60% |
| BCBS PPO | 2834_JCIL BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20241001 | $624.64 | ↓ -40% |
| CIGNA | 3006_JCIL CIGNA 20250101 | $710.95 | ↓ -32% |
| UHC PPO | 3096_PFIL, PRIL, PSIL UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS PPO 20250701 | $1,754.39 | ↑ +68% |
| AETNA | 2925_JCIL AETNA 20250201 | $1,866.17 | ↑ +79% |
| UHC CHOICE | 3095_PFIL, PRIL, PSIL UNITED HEALTHCARE 20250701 | $3,947.38 | ↑ +278% |
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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $2,565.00 | $220.00 – $4,104.00 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | $2,565.00 | $220.00 – $4,104.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $2,169.60 | $548.03 – $3,326.72 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $2,565.00 | $220.00 – $4,104.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $2,565.00 | $220.00 – $4,104.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $375.20 | $51.70 – $1,519.18 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $4,674.45 | not published |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge | Park Ridge | $2,565.00 | $220.00 – $4,104.00 |