Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm) 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

$173.60

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.

$248.00

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.

$45.38 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $248.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $45.38 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $84.32 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $89.03 ↓ -49%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $111.60 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $124.50 ↓ -28%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $130.70 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $131.69 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $138.63 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $149.79 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $149.79 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $149.79 ↓ -14%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $161.20 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $164.65 ↓ -5%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $164.65 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $165.91 ↓ -4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $167.15 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $176.08 ↑ +1%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $176.08 ↑ +1%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $186.00 ↑ +7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $186.25 ↑ +7%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $187.49 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $193.44 ↑ +11%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $213.28 ↑ +23%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $213.28 ↑ +23%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $213.28 ↑ +23%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $213.28 ↑ +23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $228.16 ↑ +31%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $248.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $248.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $248.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $248.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital —
CENPATICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [1603] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] KH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital —
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital —
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital —

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Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $669.00 $166.52 – $310.69
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $669.00 $501.75 – $524.05
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $307.50 $214.64 – $492.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $564.90 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $307.50 $188.38 – $492.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $307.50 $214.64 – $492.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $374.60 $32.44 – $206.49

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