Monitor reveal linq ii cardiac 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

$21,966.84

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.

$31,381.20

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.

$4,977.06 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $27,197.04 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 $4,977.06 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $9,246.99 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $9,763.74 ↓ -56%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $12,238.67 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $13,652.91 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $14,332.84 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $14,441.63 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $15,203.15 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $16,427.01 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $16,427.01 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $16,427.01 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $17,678.08 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $18,056.11 ↓ -18%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $18,056.11 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $18,194.82 ↓ -17%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $18,330.80 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $19,309.90 ↓ -12%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $19,309.90 ↓ -12%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $20,397.78 ↓ -7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $20,424.98 ↓ -7%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $20,560.96 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $21,213.69 ↓ -3%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $23,389.45 ↑ +6%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $23,389.45 ↑ +6%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $23,389.45 ↑ +6%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $23,389.45 ↑ +6%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $25,021.28 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $27,197.04 ↑ +24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $27,197.04 ↑ +24%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $27,197.04 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $27,197.04 ↑ +24%
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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