Myelography via inj w/s&i thoracic 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

$9,521.57

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.

$13,602.24

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 $4,583.00 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 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $682.87 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $682.87 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $747.03 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $824.94 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $999.09 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $1,067.84 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $1,067.84 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $2,245.67 ↓ -76%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $2,291.50 ↓ -76%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,291.50 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,561.90 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $2,841.46 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $2,841.46 ↓ -70%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,887.29 ↓ -70%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $2,943.66 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $2,978.95 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $3,111.86 ↓ -67%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $3,162.27 ↓ -67%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $3,195.27 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $3,195.27 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $3,437.25 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $3,437.25 ↓ -64%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $3,666.40 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $3,666.40 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $3,895.55 ↓ -59%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $4,124.70 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $4,124.70 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,583.00 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,583.00 ↓ -52%
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 thoracic at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,099.20 $411.24 – $1,493.08
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $268.20 $1,484.19 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,250.00 $811.07 – $6,071.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,195.00 $511.68 – $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 $3,292.85 $840.06 – $882.07
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $900.00 $709.20 – $6,071.00

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