Bx muscle 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

$6,603.10

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.

$9,433.00

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.

$1,537.58 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,433.00 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] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,537.58 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,537.38 ↓ -46%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4,716.50 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $4,716.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,273.05 ↓ -20%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $5,848.46 ↓ -11%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $5,848.46 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,942.79 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $6,058.82 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $6,131.45 ↓ -7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $6,405.01 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $6,508.77 ↓ -1%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $6,576.69 ↓ -0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $6,576.69 ↓ -0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $7,074.75 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $7,074.75 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $7,093.62 ↑ +7%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $7,546.40 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $7,546.40 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $8,018.05 ↑ +21%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $8,489.70 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $8,489.70 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,433.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,433.00 ↑ +43%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] DCH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] DCH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] DCH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] DCH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] DCH UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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