Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 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

$4,473.91

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.

$6,391.30

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.

$809.73 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,424.75 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 $809.73 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,504.42 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,588.49 ↓ -64%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,991.14 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $2,221.22 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $2,331.84 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,349.54 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,473.44 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,672.55 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,672.55 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,672.55 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $2,876.09 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $2,937.59 ↓ -34%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $2,937.59 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $2,960.16 ↓ -34%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $2,982.28 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $3,141.57 ↓ -30%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $3,141.57 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,318.56 ↓ -26%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $3,322.99 ↓ -26%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $3,345.11 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $3,451.31 ↓ -23%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,805.29 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,805.29 ↓ -15%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,805.29 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,805.29 ↓ -15%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $4,070.77 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,424.75 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,424.75 ↓ -1%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $4,424.75 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,424.75 ↓ -1%
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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Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $5,737.80 $530.24 – $1,524.44
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $5,737.80 $745.65 – $778.79
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,163.00 $945.44 – $2,167.20
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $26,762.18 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,138.75 $1,685.34 – $3,422.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,643.50 $845.28 – $1,937.60
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,399.13 $812.70 – $1,580.43
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $1,885.44 not published

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