Biopsy needle liver percutaneous 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

$7,369.07

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.

$10,527.24

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.

$294.81 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,611.00 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 $294.81 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $547.74 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $578.35 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $724.95 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $808.72 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $849.00 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $855.44 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $900.55 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $973.04 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $973.04 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $973.04 ↓ -87%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $1,047.15 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $1,069.54 ↓ -85%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $1,069.54 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $1,077.76 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $1,085.81 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $1,143.81 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $1,143.81 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,208.25 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $1,209.86 ↓ -84%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $1,217.92 ↓ -83%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $1,256.58 ↓ -83%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,385.46 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,385.46 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,385.46 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,385.46 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $1,482.12 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,611.00 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,611.00 ↓ -78%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $1,611.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,611.00 ↓ -78%
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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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,416.60 $724.46 – $3,343.15
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,416.60 $261.00 – $1,776.46
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,025.00 $807.70 – $6,181.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $13,389.25 $297.45 – $297.45
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,760.00 $1,386.88 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,578.89 $78.77 – $1,260.48

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