Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$179.20

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.

$256.00

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.

$16.09 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $108.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $16.09 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $16.09 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $17.60 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $19.44 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $25.16 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $25.16 ↓ -86%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $54.00 ↓ -70%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $54.00 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $60.37 ↓ -66%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $68.04 ↓ -62%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $70.20 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $74.52 ↓ -58%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $75.30 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $75.30 ↓ -58%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $81.00 ↓ -55%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $81.00 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $86.40 ↓ -52%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $86.40 ↓ -52%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $91.80 ↓ -49%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $97.20 ↓ -46%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $97.20 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $108.00 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $108.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] DCH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) 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
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] DCH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT 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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE 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

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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $176.40 $10.76 – $270.48
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $57.00 $22.41 – $44.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $19.50 $21.76 – $36.30
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $179.20 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $56.00 $3.50 – $35.86
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $19.50 $20.90 – $36.30
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $243.65 $22.41 – $23.53
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $243.65 $22.41 – $23.53

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