Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access 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

$11,497.73

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.

$16,425.33

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.

$20.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,015.00 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 $20.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $20.00 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $734.75 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $1,365.10 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,441.39 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,806.75 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $2,115.91 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,131.97 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,244.39 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,425.06 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,425.06 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,425.06 ↓ -79%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $2,609.75 ↓ -77%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $2,665.56 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $2,665.56 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $2,706.11 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $2,850.65 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $2,850.65 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,011.25 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $3,015.27 ↓ -74%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $3,035.34 ↓ -74%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $3,131.70 ↓ -73%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,452.90 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,452.90 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,452.90 ↓ -70%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $3,452.90 ↓ -70%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $3,693.80 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,015.00 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,015.00 ↓ -65%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $4,015.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,015.00 ↓ -65%
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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Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $811.20 $393.65 – $2,573.12
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $400.00 $658.00 – $1,210.52
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,080.00 $851.04 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $8,842.46 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,050.00 $827.40 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,080.00 $851.04 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,633.23 $59.65 – $900.31
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $400.00 $658.00 – $1,210.52

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