Upper Arm (Humerus) X-ray (left side) 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

$565.20

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.

$785.00

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.

$25.55 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE vs $785.00 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
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $25.55 ↓ -95%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $26.77 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $34.29 ↓ -94%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $34.29 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $46.63 ↓ -92%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $46.63 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $46.63 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $46.63 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $46.63 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $46.63 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $46.63 ↓ -92%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $46.63 ↓ -92%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $48.96 ↓ -91%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $73.19 ↓ -87%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $102.58 ↓ -82%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $116.57 ↓ -79%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $116.57 ↓ -79%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $219.80 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $219.80 ↓ -61%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $285.74 ↓ -49%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $371.15 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $431.75 ↓ -24%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $471.00 ↓ -17%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $549.50 ↓ -3%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $549.50 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $580.12 ↑ +3%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $623.00 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $623.00 ↑ +10%
CIGNA CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $628.00 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $628.00 ↑ +11%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $667.25 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $706.50 ↑ +25%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $785.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $785.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $785.00 ↑ +39%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $785.00 ↑ +39%
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $785.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $785.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $785.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $785.00 ↑ +39%
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 BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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 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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Upper Arm (Humerus) X-ray (left side) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $281.40 $54.71 – $254.28
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $281.40 $75.52 – $146.64
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $125.00 $32.27 – $151.08
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $215.00 $107.66 – $634.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $619.50 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $320.00 $101.83 – $408.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $345.00 $107.66 – $634.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $278.51 $7.10 – $153.53

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