Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) 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

$88.90

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.

$127.00

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.

$14.45 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $97.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $14.45 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $14.45 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] DCH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $15.81 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $17.46 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PPO $22.60 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS PPO $22.60 ↓ -75%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] DCH BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS BHS $48.50 ↓ -45%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN NMH TIER ONE $48.50 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $54.22 ↓ -39%
HEALTHLINK [125] DCH SEIU HEALTHLINK $61.11 ↓ -31%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PLAT $63.05 ↓ -29%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] DCH FIRST HEALTH $66.93 ↓ -25%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] DCH BCBS HMO $67.63 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH BCBS HMO $67.63 ↓ -24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN EPO $72.75 ↓ -18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH PHCS $72.75 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] DCH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $77.60 ↓ -13%
COMPSYCH [112] DCH COMPSYCH $77.60 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] DCH HFN PPO $82.45 ↓ -7%
BEECHSTREET [176] DCH BEECH STREET/CAPP CARE $87.30 ↓ -2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH MULTIPLAN $87.30 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] DCH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $97.00 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] DCH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $97.00 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] DCH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] DCH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) 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
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] DCH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] DCH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] DCH UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] DCH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] DCH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $27.00 $4.42 – $41.40
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $21.00 $11.37 – $15.98
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $32.50 $9.68 – $16.02
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $50.00 $9.89 – $80.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $182.70 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $50.00 $9.89 – $80.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $50.00 $9.89 – $80.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $33.57 $3.50 – $18.50

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