Drain cath image guided visceral pq 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

$5,957.92

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.

$8,511.31

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.

$30.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $5,620.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $30.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $30.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,028.46 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,910.80 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,017.58 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,529.00 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $2,961.74 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,984.22 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,141.58 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $3,394.48 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $3,394.48 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $3,394.48 ↓ -43%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $3,653.00 ↓ -39%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $3,731.12 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $3,731.12 ↓ -37%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $3,787.88 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $3,990.20 ↓ -33%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $3,990.20 ↓ -33%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,215.00 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $4,220.62 ↓ -29%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $4,248.72 ↓ -29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $4,383.60 ↓ -26%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,833.20 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,833.20 ↓ -19%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,833.20 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $4,833.20 ↓ -19%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $5,170.40 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,620.00 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,620.00 ↓ -6%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $5,620.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,620.00 ↓ -6%
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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Drain cath image guided visceral pq at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,256.60 $724.46 – $3,343.15
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $600.00 $1,728.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,195.00 $941.66 – $6,181.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $12,946.32 $50.75 – $50.75
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,195.00 $1,729.66 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,975.00 $1,556.30 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,201.12 $174.28 – $1,764.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $600.00 $1,728.00 – $2,867.21

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