Bur rotalink 2.15mm 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

$18,525.37

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.

$26,464.81

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.

$1,228.31 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $6,712.09 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 $1,228.31 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $2,282.11 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,409.64 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,020.44 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $3,369.47 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $3,537.27 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,564.12 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,752.06 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,054.10 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,054.10 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,054.10 ↓ -78%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $4,362.86 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $4,456.16 ↓ -76%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $4,456.16 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $4,490.39 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $4,523.95 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $4,765.58 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $4,765.58 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,034.07 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $5,040.78 ↓ -73%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $5,074.34 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $5,235.43 ↓ -72%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $5,772.40 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $5,772.40 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $5,772.40 ↓ -69%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $5,772.40 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $6,175.12 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,712.09 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,712.09 ↓ -64%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $6,712.09 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,712.09 ↓ -64%
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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Bur rotalink 2.15mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $8,539.20 $78.72 – $226.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $8,539.20 $110.70 – $115.62
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,153.58 $2,532.78 – $5,805.80
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $30,950.32 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $8,842.35 $5,508.12 – $11,184.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,782.48 $2,606.68 – $5,975.20
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $5,209.31 $1,764.65 – $3,431.63
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $3,820.39 not published

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