Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta 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

$5,732.48

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.

$8,189.26

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.

$8.75 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $1,886.00 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 $8.75 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $8.75 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $345.14 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $641.24 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $677.07 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $848.70 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $993.92 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,001.47 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,054.27 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,139.14 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,139.14 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,139.14 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $1,225.90 ↓ -79%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $1,252.12 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $1,252.12 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $1,271.16 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $1,339.06 ↓ -77%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $1,339.06 ↓ -77%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,414.50 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $1,416.39 ↓ -75%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $1,425.82 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $1,471.08 ↓ -74%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,621.96 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,621.96 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,621.96 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,621.96 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $1,735.12 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,886.00 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,886.00 ↓ -67%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $1,886.00 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,886.00 ↓ -67%
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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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $10,258.20 $617.32 – $6,169.14
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $3,000.00 $5,474.00 – $9,880.68
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,740.00 $6,099.12 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $19,006.86 $20.00 – $20.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $6,360.00 $5,011.68 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $9,470.00 $7,462.36 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $14,631.21 $210.14 – $8,065.45
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $3,000.00 $5,474.00 – $9,880.68

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