Version cephalic external 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

$7,623.52

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.

$10,890.74

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.

$700.00 with OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] vs $5,476.00 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] DCH UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $700.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $815.92 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $815.92 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $892.59 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $985.68 ↓ -87%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $1,275.91 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $1,275.91 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,053.50 ↓ -73%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $2,738.00 ↓ -64%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,738.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,061.08 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH AETNA $3,395.12 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA $3,395.12 ↓ -55%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,449.88 ↓ -55%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] DCH THE ALLIANCE $3,517.23 ↓ -54%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $3,559.40 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA ASA $3,718.20 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $3,778.44 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $3,817.87 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $3,817.87 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC CORE $4,001.00 ↓ -48%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $4,107.00 ↓ -46%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $4,107.00 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BROAD $4,117.95 ↓ -46%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $4,380.80 ↓ -43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $4,380.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC HMO/PPO $4,445.00 ↓ -42%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $4,654.60 ↓ -39%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $4,928.40 ↓ -35%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $4,928.40 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,476.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,476.00 ↓ -28%
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
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

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