Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection solution 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

$3,724.87

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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.

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.

$5,321.25

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.

$845.09 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,618.00 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 $845.09 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,570.12 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,657.86 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,078.10 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $2,318.24 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,581.46 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,789.27 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,789.27 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,789.27 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $3,001.70 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $3,065.89 ↓ -18%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $3,065.89 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $3,089.44 ↓ -17%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $3,278.78 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $3,278.78 ↓ -12%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,463.50 ↓ -7%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $3,491.21 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $3,602.04 ↓ -3%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,971.48 ↑ +7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,971.48 ↑ +7%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,971.48 ↑ +7%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,971.48 ↑ +7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $4,248.56 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,618.00 ↑ +24%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $4,618.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,618.00 ↑ +24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,618.00 ↑ +24%
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 MEDICARE ADV [2304] KH MEDICARE 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
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,056.94 $762.34 – $2,072.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,056.94 $84.51 – $1,119.68
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $305.08 $2,165.38 – $2,165.38
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,321.02 $202.28 – $3,623.26
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $5,255.25 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,540.22 $127.62 – $2,840.72
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,462.67 $207.05 – $3,623.26
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,537.60 $0.01 – $4,465.07

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