Abdominal X-ray Series (acute, with chest view) at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital

1800 E. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, DECATUR, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1326041229

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$658.80

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.

$915.00

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.

$47.71 with HEALTHLINK vs $915.00 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
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $47.71 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $47.71 ↓ -93%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $51.11 ↓ -92%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $53.54 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $100.83 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $100.83 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $100.83 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $100.83 ↓ -85%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $100.83 ↓ -85%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $100.83 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $100.83 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $100.83 ↓ -85%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $104.28 ↓ -84%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $105.87 ↓ -84%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $246.47 ↓ -63%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $256.20 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $256.20 ↓ -61%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $280.08 ↓ -57%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $280.08 ↓ -57%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $333.06 ↓ -49%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $432.61 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $503.25 ↓ -24%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $549.00 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $623.00 ↓ -5%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $623.00 ↓ -5%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $640.50 ↓ -3%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $640.50 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $676.19 ↑ +3%
CIGNA CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $732.00 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $732.00 ↑ +11%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $777.75 ↑ +18%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +25%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $823.50 ↑ +25%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $915.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $915.00 ↑ +39%
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $915.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $915.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $915.00 ↑ +39%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $915.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $915.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $915.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $915.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $915.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $915.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $915.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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 IL HMO PHAI 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 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 not published by hospital —

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