Neg pres wound ther drsg set at Advocate Sherman Hospital
1425 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL · Advocate Health · · NPI 1629026364
$259.17
Cash price 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.
$518.34
Gross charge 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.
$45.07 with Molina vs $466.51 with Multiplan — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $45.07 | ↓ -83% |
| Ambetter | Medicare Advantage | $45.07 | ↓ -83% |
| Oscar Health HMO | Medicare Advantage | $46.62 | ↓ -82% |
| HSTechnology | Medicare Advantage | $59.67 | ↓ -77% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield City of Chicago | Commercial | $70.01 | ↓ -73% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Choice | Commercial | $75.65 | ↓ -71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | PPO | $79.63 | ↓ -69% |
| Advocate Employee | Commercial | $204.23 | ↓ -21% |
| United Healthcare Charter | Commercial | $246.21 | ↓ -5% |
| Cigna One Health | Commercial | $269.54 | ↑ +4% |
| United Healthcare Core Navigate | Commercial | $272.65 | ↑ +5% |
| United Healthcare Nexus | Commercial | $279.90 | ↑ +8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Precision | Managed Care | $296.49 | ↑ +14% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $299.96 | ↑ +16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | HMO | $302.19 | ↑ +17% |
| United Healthcare | HMO | $311.00 | ↑ +20% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $342.10 | ↑ +32% |
| Private Healthcare Systems | Commercial | $419.86 | ↑ +62% |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $466.51 | ↑ +80% |
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Neg pres wound ther drsg set at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $284.68 | $45.07 – $455.49 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $256.85 | $45.07 – $410.96 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $365.27 | $45.07 – $584.43 |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge | Park Ridge | $365.27 | $45.07 – $335.82 |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital | Hazel Crest | $278.88 | $45.07 – $543.26 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | not published | $45.07 – $104.25 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | not published | $15.47 – $49.73 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | not published | $45.07 – $169.24 |