Probe cryo 1150mm endo flex ster disp 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

$9,250.48

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.

$13,214.97

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.

$1,473.98 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $8,054.51 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 $1,473.98 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $2,738.53 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,891.57 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,624.53 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $4,043.36 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $4,244.73 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4,276.94 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,502.47 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,864.92 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $4,864.92 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,864.92 ↓ -47%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $5,235.43 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $5,347.39 ↓ -42%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $5,347.39 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $5,388.47 ↓ -42%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $5,428.74 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $5,718.70 ↓ -38%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $5,718.70 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $6,040.88 ↓ -35%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $6,048.94 ↓ -35%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $6,089.21 ↓ -34%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $6,282.52 ↓ -32%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $6,926.88 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $6,926.88 ↓ -25%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $6,926.88 ↓ -25%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $6,926.88 ↓ -25%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $7,410.15 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,054.51 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,054.51 ↓ -13%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $8,054.51 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,054.51 ↓ -13%
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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Probe cryo 1150mm endo flex ster disp at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $5,118.60 $561.92 – $1,615.52
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $5,118.60 $790.20 – $825.32
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,645.58 $429.79 – $985.19
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $42,966.14 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $6,757.00 $784.32 – $1,592.53
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,669.51 $3,555.96 – $8,151.20
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $1,909.07 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,877.68 $2,812.63 – $6,560.11

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