Prq trluml revsc ch occ ant at Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)
2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL · Ascension · · NPI 1679659585
$6,007.98
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.
$18,206.00
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.
$7,429.00 with CIGNA vs $12,744.20 with HEALTHLINK HMO — 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 | 3006_JCIL CIGNA 20250101 | $7,429.00 | ↑ +24% |
| UHC PPO | 3096_PFIL, PRIL, PSIL UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS PPO 20250701 | $7,892.00 | ↑ +31% |
| UHC CHOICE | 3095_PFIL, PRIL, PSIL UNITED HEALTHCARE 20250701 | $7,892.00 | ↑ +31% |
| UHC CHOICE | 3093_JCIL UNITED HEALTHCARE 20250701 | $8,425.00 | ↑ +40% |
| UHC PPO | 3094_JCIL UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS PPO 20250701 | $8,425.00 | ↑ +40% |
| AETNA | 2925_JCIL AETNA 20250201 | $11,975.00 | ↑ +99% |
| CIGNA ONE HEALTH | 2826_CIGNA ONE HEALTH 20241001 | $12,380.08 | ↑ +106% |
| HEALTHLINK HMO | 2827_HEALTHLINK HMO 20241001 | $12,744.20 | ↑ +112% |
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Prq trluml revsc ch occ ant at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $15,260.00 | $7,434.78 – $25,111.00 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | $8,755.00 | $6,898.94 – $25,111.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $16,707.60 | $6,169.14 – $25,618.32 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $7,165.00 | $5,646.02 – $25,111.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $19,260.00 | $7,880.00 – $22,697.54 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $17,190.00 | $8,203.08 – $25,111.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $15,218.33 | $564.94 – $8,822.52 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $11,485.10 | $12,370.97 – $12,989.52 |