Esophagoscopy flex biopsy 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

$18,032.72

Cash price

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$25,761.03

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.

$80.04 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $2,374.00 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 MEDICAID [1612] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $80.04 ↓ -100%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $80.04 ↓ -100%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $80.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $175.37 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $175.37 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $191.85 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $211.86 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $274.24 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $274.24 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $441.38 ↓ -98%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $588.50 ↓ -97%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $588.50 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $657.94 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $741.51 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $755.99 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $765.05 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $812.13 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $820.60 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $820.60 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $882.75 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $882.75 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $885.10 ↓ -95%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $941.60 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $941.60 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $1,000.45 ↓ -94%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $1,059.30 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $1,059.30 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,177.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,177.00 ↓ -93%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $1,379.00 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $1,379.00 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $1,517.00 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC CORE $2,137.00 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC HMO/PPO $2,374.00 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] DCH ADVOCATE IPA 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
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] DCH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) 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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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Esophagoscopy flex biopsy at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $553.80 $849.16 – $988.61
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $553.80 $2,677.41 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,375.11 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,370.00 $1,867.56 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $826.40 $91.96 – $1,475.78
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,620.00 $1,276.56 – $6,181.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $2,546.40 $1,094.00 – $3,824.79
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $3,303.00 $332.77 – $6,990.77

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