Ghs closure surg wound/dehiscence-13160 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

$21,531.38

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.

$30,759.11

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.

$1,736.12 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,487.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,736.12 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $3,225.58 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,405.83 ↓ -84%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4,269.15 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $4,762.47 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $4,999.65 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $5,037.60 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,303.23 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5,530.92 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5,530.92 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5,530.92 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $5,596.38 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $5,596.38 ↓ -74%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $6,166.55 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $6,346.80 ↓ -71%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $6,375.26 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $6,375.26 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $6,394.24 ↓ -70%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $7,115.25 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $7,124.74 ↓ -67%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $7,172.17 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $7,399.86 ↓ -66%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,158.82 ↓ -62%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,158.82 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,158.82 ↓ -62%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $8,158.82 ↓ -62%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $8,728.04 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,487.00 ↓ -56%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,487.00 ↓ -56%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $9,487.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,487.00 ↓ -56%
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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Ghs closure surg wound/dehiscence-13160 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,542.60 $677.76 – $2,860.24
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,542.60 $974.28 – $1,998.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $21,061.10 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,447.91 $715.82 – $2,451.91
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,568.50 $3,797.52 – $3,987.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $2,568.50 $3,797.52 – $3,987.40
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $1,152.60 $3,797.52 – $4,652.00
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa $2,260.80 not published

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