Breast punct aspir cyst, bil at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

300 Randall Rd., Geneva, IL · Nm · · NPI 1407859655

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,248.10

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.

$1,783.00

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.

$265.67 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $1,783.00 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
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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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $265.67 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $265.67 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $290.63 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $320.94 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $415.44 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $415.44 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $668.63 ↓ -46%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $891.50 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $891.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $996.70 ↓ -20%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $1,105.46 ↓ -11%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $1,105.46 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,123.29 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $1,145.22 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $1,158.95 ↓ -7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $1,210.66 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $1,230.27 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $1,243.11 ↓ -0%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $1,243.11 ↓ -0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $1,337.25 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $1,337.25 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $1,340.82 ↑ +7%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $1,426.40 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $1,426.40 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $1,515.55 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $1,604.70 ↑ +29%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $1,604.70 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,783.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,783.00 ↑ +43%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] DCH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] DCH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] DCH UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] DCH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] DCH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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Breast punct aspir cyst, bil at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $825.60 $279.36 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $825.60 $412.65 – $430.99
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $281.25 $430.00 – $1,229.33
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $555.00 $437.34 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,248.10 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $840.00 $661.92 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $905.00 $713.14 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $672.51 $38.10 – $547.36

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