Amiodarone 50 mg/ml intravenous solution at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital

12866 TROXLER AVE, HIGHLAND, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1447352323

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2.59

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.

$3.60

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.

$0.38 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS vs $1.92 with QTC MEDICAL GROUP OF ILLINOIS — 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 OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $0.38 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $0.38 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $0.38 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $0.38 ↓ -85%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $0.38 ↓ -85%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $0.38 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $0.38 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $0.38 ↓ -85%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $0.38 ↓ -85%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $0.54 ↓ -79%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $0.54 ↓ -79%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $0.68 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.68 ↓ -74%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $0.80 ↓ -69%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $0.84 ↓ -68%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $0.95 ↓ -63%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $0.95 ↓ -63%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $0.98 ↓ -62%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $1.15 ↓ -56%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $1.23 ↓ -53%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $1.34 ↓ -48%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1.42 ↓ -45%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $1.63 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $1.63 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $1.63 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $1.63 ↓ -37%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1.63 ↓ -37%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $1.73 ↓ -33%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $1.73 ↓ -33%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $1.92 ↓ -26%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $1.92 ↓ -26%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $1.92 ↓ -26%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $1.92 ↓ -26%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $1.92 ↓ -26%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $1.92 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $1.92 ↓ -26%
MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK NETWORK HEALTH LIBERTAS $1.92 ↓ -26%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $1.92 ↓ -26%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $1.92 ↓ -26%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1.92 ↓ -26%
QTC MEDICAL GROUP OF ILLINOIS QTC MEDICAL GROUP OF ILLINOIS $1.92 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL HMO PHAI not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS SIHCA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO SIHCA not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO not published by hospital

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Amiodarone 50 mg/ml intravenous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $168.45 $8.24 – $22.41
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $168.45 $0.61 – $12.11
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $20.68 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $11.82 $1.02 – $18.91
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $11.69 $1.02 – $18.70
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $12.03 $1.02 – $19.06
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $14.65 $0.33 – $2.79
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $20.68 not published

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