Contrast x-ray of wrist at Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center)
800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL · Ascension · · NPI 1265577191
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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.
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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.
$238.17 with CIGNA IFP vs $651.49 with BCBS BCS — 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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| CIGNA IFP | 1615_CIGNA IFP (AB) 20231001 | $238.17 | — |
| AETNA HMO | 1717_AETNA HMO (AB,SA) 20240101 | $268.59 | — |
| BCBS PPO | 1725_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO (AB) 20240101 | $343.62 | — |
| CIGNA C5 | 1298_CIGNA C5 (AB,SA) 20230201 | $349.14 | — |
| CIGNA | 1614_CIGNA (AB,SA) 20231001 | $349.14 | — |
| CIGNA LOCAL PLUS | 1714_CIGNA LOCAL PLUS (AB,SA) 20240101 | $349.14 | — |
| UHC MCR HMO 95% | 1695_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 95% 20240101 | $353.67 | — |
| UHC MCR HMO 95% | 1663_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT (AB,SA) 95% 20231001 | $353.67 | — |
| AARP | 1687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $353.67 | — |
| AARP | 1655_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $353.67 | — |
| MERIDIAN | 1757_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 100% | 1759_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE OTHER (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| HARMONY HEALTH PLAN | 1751_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE HARMONY HEALTH PLAN (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| FAMILY HEALTH PLAN | 1749_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE FAMILY HEALTH PLAN (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| COUNTY CARE | 1748_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE COUNTY CARE (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| AETNA BETTER HEALTH | 1743_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| ILLINICARE | 1754_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE (AB) 20240101 | $356.04 | — |
| BCBS MEDICARE | 1733_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BCBS INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| UHC MEDICARE 100% | 1694_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 100% 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| AETNA MEDICARE | 1657_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 | $372.28 | — |
| AETNA MEDICARE | 1689_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| UHC MEDICARE 100% | 1661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 100% (AB,SA) 20231001 | $372.28 | — |
| MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 100% | 1686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 100% | 1654_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $372.28 | — |
| HUMANA MEDICARE | 1691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| HUMANA MEDICARE | 1659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 | $372.28 | — |
| COVID-19 UNINSURED | 1702_COVID-19 UNINSURED (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| COVID-19 UNINSURED | 1652_COVID-19 UNINSURED (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $372.28 | — |
| BCBS MEDICARE | 1690_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BCBS OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $372.28 | — |
| UHC MEDICARE 101% | 1662_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT (AB,SA) 101% 20231001 | $376.00 | — |
| ILLINICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT | 1692_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $383.45 | — |
| ILLINICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT | 1660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 | $383.45 | — |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS | 1693_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA HC OF IL OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 103% 20240101 | $383.45 | — |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS | 1645_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA HC OF IL INPATIENT 103% 20231001 | $383.45 | — |
| AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICARE REPLACEMENT | 1688_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 | $390.89 | — |
| AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICARE REPLACEMENT | 1656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 | $390.89 | — |
| BRIGHT HEALTH | 1648_BRIGHT HEALTH (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $465.35 | — |
| BRIGHT HEALTH | 1684_BRIGHT HEALTH (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $465.35 | — |
| BCBS FOCUS CARE | 1731_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOCUS CARE (AB) INPATIENT 20240101 | $487.69 | — |
| BCBS FOCUS CARE | 1681_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOCUS CARE (AB) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $487.69 | — |
| BCBS BCS | 1729_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCS (AB) INPATIENT 20240101 | $495.13 | — |
| HUMANA PPO | 1621_HUMANA PPO (AB) 20231001 | $514.18 | — |
| HUMANA HMO | 1619_HUMANA HMO (AB) 20231001 | $517.69 | — |
| SMARTHEALTH | 1696_SMARTHEALTH (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $521.19 | — |
| SMARTHEALTH | 1643_SMARTHEALTH (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $521.19 | — |
| ACTIN CARE | 1650_ACTIN CARE 155%MCR (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $577.03 | — |
| ACTIN CARE | 1682_ACTIN CARE 155%MCR (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $577.03 | — |
| AMBETTER | 1683_AMBETTER (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $603.09 | — |
| AMBETTER | 1646_AMBETTER (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 | $603.09 | — |
| BCBS BCS | 1700_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCS (AB) OUTPATIENT 20240101 | $651.49 | — |
| AETNA PPO | 1720_AETNA PPO (AB,SA) 20240101 | not published by hospital | — |
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Contrast x-ray of wrist at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $412.20 | $114.38 – $521.19 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $231.25 | $122.48 – $605.65 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $885.00 | $220.00 – $1,416.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $885.00 | $195.00 – $1,416.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $885.00 | $220.00 – $1,416.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $508.50 | $24.85 – $280.31 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $231.25 | $122.48 – $605.65 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $723.25 | $373.86 – $392.55 |