Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral single level 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

$8,948.80

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.

$12,784.00

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.

$936.02 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $6,282.00 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 $936.02 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $936.02 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,023.97 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,130.76 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $1,463.71 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $1,463.71 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC CORE $2,001.00 ↓ -78%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $2,068.50 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $2,068.50 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC HMO/PPO $2,221.50 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $2,275.50 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,355.75 ↓ -74%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,141.00 ↓ -65%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $3,141.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,511.64 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,957.66 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $4,034.93 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $4,083.30 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $4,334.58 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $4,379.81 ↓ -51%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $4,379.81 ↓ -51%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $4,711.50 ↓ -47%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $4,711.50 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $4,724.06 ↓ -47%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $5,025.60 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,025.60 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $5,339.70 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $5,653.80 ↓ -37%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $5,653.80 ↓ -37%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,282.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,282.00 ↓ -30%
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
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
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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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral single level at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,632.60 $360.64 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,632.60 $209.00 – $998.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $446.25 $430.00 – $1,535.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,820.00 $84.00 – $2,384.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $8,948.80 $1.40 – $1.40
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,245.00 $981.06 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,820.00 $84.00 – $2,168.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,664.76 $82.54 – $734.47

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