Hemorrhoidectomy intrnl lig rbbr band ligations 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

$5,569.05

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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$7,955.79

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.

$661.36 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $3,614.00 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 $661.36 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,228.76 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,297.43 ↓ -77%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,626.30 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $1,814.23 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $1,904.58 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,919.03 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,020.23 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $2,131.90 ↓ -62%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $2,131.90 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,182.86 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,182.86 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,182.86 ↓ -61%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $2,349.10 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $2,417.77 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $2,435.84 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $2,565.94 ↓ -54%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $2,565.94 ↓ -54%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,710.50 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $2,714.11 ↓ -51%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $2,732.18 ↓ -51%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $2,818.92 ↓ -49%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,108.04 ↓ -44%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,108.04 ↓ -44%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,108.04 ↓ -44%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,108.04 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $3,324.88 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,614.00 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,614.00 ↓ -35%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $3,614.00 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,614.00 ↓ -35%
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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Hemorrhoidectomy intrnl lig rbbr band ligations at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $501.60 $769.12 – $1,447.67
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $501.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $5,569.05 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $675.20 $175.28 – $709.27
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $770.00 $84.00 – $1,824.74
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $770.00 $84.00 – $1,824.74
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $946.20 $996.56 – $2,825.00
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $927.00 $996.56 – $2,769.00

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