Abdominal X-ray (single 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

$424.08

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.

$589.00

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.

$30.37 with HEALTHLINK vs $589.00 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS — 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 $30.37 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $30.37 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $37.30 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $51.11 ↓ -88%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $53.54 ↓ -87%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $64.17 ↓ -85%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $93.26 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $93.26 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $93.26 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $93.26 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $93.26 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $93.26 ↓ -78%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $93.26 ↓ -78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $97.92 ↓ -77%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $164.92 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $164.92 ↓ -61%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $205.17 ↓ -52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $214.40 ↓ -49%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $233.14 ↓ -45%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $233.14 ↓ -45%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $278.48 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $323.95 ↓ -24%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $353.40 ↓ -17%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $412.30 ↓ -3%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $412.30 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $435.27 ↑ +3%
CIGNA CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $471.20 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $471.20 ↑ +11%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $500.65 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $530.10 ↑ +25%
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $589.00 ↑ +39%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $589.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $589.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $589.00 ↑ +39%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $589.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $589.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $589.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $589.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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 BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS SIHCA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO SIHCA not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $154.80 $54.71 – $165.45
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