Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical 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

$9,929.32

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.

$14,184.74

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.

$220.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $7,289.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC CORE $220.00 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC HMO/PPO $244.00 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,086.06 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,086.06 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,188.11 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,312.02 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,589.00 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $1,698.34 ↓ -83%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $1,698.34 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $3,571.61 ↓ -64%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $3,644.50 ↓ -63%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,644.50 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,074.55 ↓ -59%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $4,519.18 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $4,519.18 ↓ -54%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,592.07 ↓ -54%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $4,681.72 ↓ -53%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $4,737.85 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $4,949.23 ↓ -50%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $5,029.41 ↓ -49%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $5,081.89 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $5,081.89 ↓ -49%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $5,466.75 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $5,466.75 ↓ -45%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $5,831.20 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,831.20 ↓ -41%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $6,195.65 ↓ -38%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $6,560.10 ↓ -34%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $6,560.10 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,289.00 ↓ -27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,289.00 ↓ -27%
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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Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,099.20 $548.03 – $1,685.44
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,375.00 $891.77 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $524.30 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,195.00 $562.59 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $875.00 $689.50 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,910.79 $107.60 – $1,053.32
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,319.35 $840.06 – $882.07
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $900.00 $709.20 – $6,071.00

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