Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 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

$26,330.04

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$37,614.34

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.

$1,784.62 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,752.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $1,784.62 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $3,315.68 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,500.97 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4,388.40 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $4,895.50 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $5,139.30 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $5,178.31 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,451.37 ↓ -79%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $6,338.80 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $6,474.35 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $6,474.35 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $6,524.09 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $6,572.85 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $7,314.00 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $7,323.75 ↓ -72%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $7,372.51 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $7,606.56 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,386.72 ↓ -68%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,386.72 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,386.72 ↓ -68%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,386.72 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $8,971.84 ↓ -66%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $9,752.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,752.00 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,752.00 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,752.00 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] KH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT 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
CENPATICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [1603] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $622.80 $954.96 – $3,264.24
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $622.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $30,826.11 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,640.00 $225.97 – $2,979.03
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $3,325.00 $2,620.10 – $12,362.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $3,760.20 $1,471.00 – $7,804.28
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $3,832.80 $361.03 – $14,685.48
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $30,826.11 not published

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