Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at Advocate Sherman Hospital
1425 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL · Advocate Health · · NPI 1629026364
$18,140.00
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.
$36,280.00
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.
$13,459.88 with Blue Cross Blue Shield City of Chicago vs $42,495.00 with United Healthcare — 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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| Blue Cross Blue Shield City of Chicago | Commercial | $13,459.88 | ↓ -26% |
| Advocate Employee | Commercial | $14,294.32 | ↓ -21% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Choice | Commercial | $14,548.28 | ↓ -20% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | PPO | $15,310.16 | ↓ -16% |
| Cigna One Health | Commercial | $18,865.60 | ↑ +4% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Precision | Managed Care | $20,752.16 | ↑ +14% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $20,995.24 | ↑ +16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | HMO | $21,151.24 | ↑ +17% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $23,944.80 | ↑ +32% |
| Ambetter | Medicare Advantage | $27,141.74 | ↑ +50% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $27,141.74 | ↑ +50% |
| Oscar Health HMO | Medicare Advantage | $28,077.67 | ↑ +55% |
| Private Healthcare Systems | Commercial | $29,386.80 | ↑ +62% |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $32,652.00 | ↑ +80% |
| United Healthcare Charter | Commercial | $33,656.00 | ↑ +86% |
| HSTechnology | Medicare Advantage | $35,939.41 | ↑ +98% |
| United Healthcare Core Navigate | Commercial | $37,226.00 | ↑ +105% |
| United Healthcare Nexus | Commercial | $38,246.00 | ↑ +111% |
| United Healthcare | HMO | $42,495.00 | ↑ +134% |
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Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $21,920.40 | $1,424.16 – $28,077.67 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $6,125.00 | $8,869.00 – $31,824.13 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $18,150.00 | $14,302.20 – $97,131.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $19,340.00 | $15,239.92 – $43,599.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $18,105.00 | $14,266.74 – $97,131.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $28,986.83 | $447.53 – $15,978.99 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $6,125.00 | $8,869.00 – $31,824.13 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $24,769.80 | $19,644.52 – $20,626.75 |