Implant cartilage 10mm synthetic 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

$6,035.53

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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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$8,622.19

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.

$260.90 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] vs $1,776.04 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

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
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $260.90 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $260.90 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $260.90 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $264.63 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $264.63 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $289.49 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $319.69 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $387.18 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $413.82 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $413.82 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC CORE $841.84 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $870.26 ↓ -86%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $888.02 ↓ -85%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $888.02 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC HMO/PPO $935.97 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $992.81 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,118.91 ↓ -81%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $1,140.75 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $1,154.43 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $1,225.47 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $1,238.26 ↓ -79%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $1,238.26 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $1,332.03 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $1,332.03 ↓ -78%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $1,420.83 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $1,420.83 ↓ -76%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $1,509.63 ↓ -75%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $1,598.44 ↓ -74%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $1,598.44 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,776.04 ↓ -71%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,776.04 ↓ -71%
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
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] DCH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] 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
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

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Implant cartilage 10mm synthetic at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $12,203.40 $144.00 – $391.50
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $12,203.40 $202.50 – $211.50
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $95,139.31 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,425.00 $1,349.92 – $3,233.34
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,797.04 $947.50 – $1,842.55
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,802.50 $1,377.55 – $4,854.80
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $5,802.50 $1,163.92 – $2,668.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $1,380.42 $3,935.97 – $3,935.97

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