Ablation cryo adrenal tumor 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

$12,087.60

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.

$17,268.00

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.

$2,761.10 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $15,088.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,761.10 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $5,129.92 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $5,416.59 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $6,789.60 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $7,574.18 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $7,951.38 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $8,011.73 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $8,434.19 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $9,113.15 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $9,113.15 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $9,113.15 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $9,807.20 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $10,016.92 ↓ -17%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $10,016.92 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $10,093.87 ↓ -16%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $10,169.31 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $10,712.48 ↓ -11%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $10,712.48 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $11,316.00 ↓ -6%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $11,331.09 ↓ -6%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $11,406.53 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $11,768.64 ↓ -3%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $12,975.68 ↑ +7%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $12,975.68 ↑ +7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $12,975.68 ↑ +7%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $12,975.68 ↑ +7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $13,880.96 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,088.00 ↑ +25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,088.00 ↑ +25%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $15,088.00 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $15,088.00 ↑ +25%
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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Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,590.00 $4,404.92 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $43,563.97 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $7,045.00 $5,551.46 – $16,667.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $2,675.00 $1,984.85 – $14,074.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,427.40 $1,094.00 – $12,050.01
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $4,393.80 $418.00 – $22,674.75
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $1,802.40 $357.00 – $22,024.44
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $43,563.97 not published

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