Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump 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

$1,341.20

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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.

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$1,916.00

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.

$272.67 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,490.00 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

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 $272.67 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $506.60 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $534.91 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $670.50 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $747.98 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $785.23 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $791.19 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $832.91 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $899.96 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $899.96 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $899.96 ↓ -33%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $968.50 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $989.21 ↓ -26%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $989.21 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $996.81 ↓ -26%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $1,004.26 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $1,057.90 ↓ -21%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $1,057.90 ↓ -21%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,117.50 ↓ -17%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $1,118.99 ↓ -17%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $1,126.44 ↓ -16%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $1,162.20 ↓ -13%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,281.40 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,281.40 ↓ -4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,281.40 ↓ -4%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $1,281.40 ↓ -4%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $1,370.80 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,490.00 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,490.00 ↑ +11%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $1,490.00 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,490.00 ↑ +11%
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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Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $739.20 $394.24 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $322.80 $1,967.37 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $375.00 $430.00 – $1,089.01
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,230.00 $934.51 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $2,034.20 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,545.00 $934.51 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,370.00 $934.51 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,086.89 $121.30 – $599.15

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