Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$576.45

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.

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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$823.50

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.

$20.63 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $112.75 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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 $20.63 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $38.34 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $40.48 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $50.74 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $63.03 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $68.10 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $68.10 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $68.10 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $74.85 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $74.85 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $80.05 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $80.05 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $84.56 ↓ -85%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $85.24 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $87.95 ↓ -85%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $96.97 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $96.97 ↓ -83%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $96.97 ↓ -83%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $96.97 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $103.73 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $112.75 ↓ -80%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $112.75 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $112.75 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $112.75 ↓ -80%
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
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] 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
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

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $257.49 $126.38 – $343.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $257.49 $44.90 – $185.62
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $518.82 $21.69 – $21.69
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $180.07 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $47.30 $20.84 – $90.83
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $44.72 $17.72 – $147.40
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $137.95 $1.62 – $43.12
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $156.30 $21.69 – $21.69

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