Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital
1800 E. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, DECATUR, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1326041229
$0.65
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.
$0.90
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.
$0.02 with CATERPILLAR, INC. vs $0.44 with MOLINA 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.
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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| CATERPILLAR, INC. | UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP | $0.02 | ↓ -97% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE | $0.02 | ↓ -97% |
| CIGNA | ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA | $0.02 | ↓ -97% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP | $0.12 | ↓ -82% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT | $0.12 | ↓ -82% |
| AETNA | ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA | $0.15 | ↓ -77% |
| WELLFIRST | ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST | $0.20 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA | AETNA HSHS | $0.23 | ↓ -65% |
| CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | $0.25 | ↓ -62% |
| CONSOCIATE GROUP | ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP | $0.29 | ↓ -55% |
| CHOICECARE | ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE | $0.29 | ↓ -55% |
| FIRST HEALTH | ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK | $0.31 | ↓ -52% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK | $0.33 | ↓ -49% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO | $0.33 | ↓ -49% |
| CIGNA | CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $0.34 | ↓ -48% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS | ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN | $0.34 | ↓ -48% |
| HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) | ALL COMMERCIAL HFN | $0.36 | ↓ -45% |
| PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | $0.38 | ↓ -42% |
| WEXFORD | WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| AETNA | AETNA MEDICARE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| COVENTRY | COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HOPETRUST | ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MEDICARE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MMAI | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| CITY OF SPRINGFIELD | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS | CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTHLINK | HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTHLINK | ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTHSCOPE | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| INTERPLAN | ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC MEDICAID | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE | $0.42 | ↓ -35% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICARE | $0.44 | ↓ -32% |
| 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 470 | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO | not published by hospital | — |
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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $2.23 | $1.06 – $2.88 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $2.23 | $0.09 – $1.56 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $3.74 | $0.14 – $0.14 |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge | Park Ridge | $0.62 | $0.08 – $2.21 |
| HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital | HIGHLAND | $0.54 | $0.02 – $0.15 |
| HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital | Breese | $0.54 | $0.02 – $0.38 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St. | $3.60 | $0.02 – $0.24 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | not published | $0.08 – $2.30 |