Echo tee probe placement image acquisition interpretation & report at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital
1800 E. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, DECATUR, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1326041229
$2,829.60
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.
$3,930.00
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.
$394.09 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE vs $3,930.00 with INTERPLAN — 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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| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICAID | $394.09 | ↓ -86% |
| MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN | MERIDIAN HMO MCD | $412.85 | ↓ -85% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS | CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| AETNA | AETNA MEDICARE | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MMAI | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MEDICARE | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| COVENTRY | COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $585.55 | ↓ -79% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICARE | $614.83 | ↓ -78% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT | $1,100.40 | ↓ -61% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP | $1,100.40 | ↓ -61% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,249.00 | ↓ -56% |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP | $1,249.00 | ↓ -56% |
| CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER | $1,288.21 | ↓ -54% |
| AETNA | ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA | $1,430.52 | ↓ -49% |
| CLAIM DOC | ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC | $1,463.87 | ↓ -48% |
| HOPETRUST | ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST | $1,463.87 | ↓ -48% |
| WELLFIRST | ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST | $1,858.10 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | AETNA HSHS | $2,161.50 | ↓ -24% |
| CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | $2,358.00 | ↓ -17% |
| CIGNA | ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA | $2,397.30 | ↓ -15% |
| CONSOCIATE GROUP | ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP | $2,751.00 | ↓ -3% |
| CHOICECARE | ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE | $2,751.00 | ↓ -3% |
| FIRST HEALTH | ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK | $2,904.27 | ↑ +3% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK | $3,104.70 | ↑ +10% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO | $3,104.70 | ↑ +10% |
| CIGNA | CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $3,144.00 | ↑ +11% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS | ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN | $3,144.00 | ↑ +11% |
| HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) | ALL COMMERCIAL HFN | $3,340.50 | ↑ +18% |
| PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | $3,537.00 | ↑ +25% |
| WEXFORD | WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| CITY OF SPRINGFIELD | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC MEDICAID | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTHLINK | HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTHLINK | ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTHSCOPE | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| INTERPLAN | ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP | $3,930.00 | ↑ +39% |
| 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 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 | 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 | — |
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| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $1,306.20 | $461.87 – $2,002.84 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $800.00 | $573.25 – $948.59 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $1,245.00 | $828.76 – $2,198.07 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $1,675.00 | $828.76 – $2,600.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $1,265.00 | $828.76 – $2,251.14 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $1,885.56 | $97.58 – $1,039.41 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $800.00 | $573.25 – $948.59 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $2,119.15 | $585.55 – $614.83 |