Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL · Nm · · NPI 1669534517

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$17,677.67

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.

$25,253.81

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.

$184.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,712.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $184.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $245.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $862.30 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,602.08 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,691.61 ↓ -90%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,120.40 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $2,483.22 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,502.07 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,634.01 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,846.05 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,846.05 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,846.05 ↓ -84%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $3,062.80 ↓ -83%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $3,128.30 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $3,128.30 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $3,175.89 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $3,345.52 ↓ -81%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $3,345.52 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,534.00 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $3,538.71 ↓ -80%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $3,562.27 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $3,675.36 ↓ -79%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,052.32 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,052.32 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,052.32 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,052.32 ↓ -77%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $4,335.04 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -73%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $4,712.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,712.00 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] KH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
CENPATICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [1603] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,365.00 $2,651.62 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $15,163.40 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,365.00 $2,651.62 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $26,644.80 $392.22 – $8,099.52
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $7,490.00 $5,902.12 – $25,111.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $6,220.00 $4,901.36 – $25,111.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $6,140.00 $4,555.88 – $20,837.50
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $4,365.00 $3,439.62 – $25,111.00

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