Annual Physical, New Patient (age 18-39) at Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center)

1555 Barrington Rd Hoffman Estates IL 60169|1555 Barrington Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL · Ascension · · NPI 1376644385

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

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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.

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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.

$321.31 with CIGNA LOCAL PLUS vs $412.80 with BCBS MEDICAID — 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
CIGNA LOCAL PLUS 1714_CIGNA LOCAL PLUS (AB,SA) 20240101 $321.31
CIGNA 1614_CIGNA (AB,SA) 20231001 $321.31
CIGNA C5 1298_CIGNA C5 (AB,SA) 20230201 $321.31
CIGNA IFP 1616_CIGNA IFP (SA) 20231001 $389.58
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 100% 1760_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE OTHER (SA) 20240101 $412.80
AETNA BETTER HEALTH 1744_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH (SA) 20240101 $412.80
COUNTY CARE 1747_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE COUNTY CARE (SA) 20240101 $412.80
HARMONY HEALTH PLAN 1753_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE HARMONY HEALTH PLAN (SA) 20240101 $412.80
ILLINICARE 1756_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE (SA) 20240101 $412.80
MERIDIAN 1758_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN (SA) 20240101 $412.80
BCBS MEDICAID 1746_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE BCBS (SA) 20240101 $412.80

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Annual Physical, New Patient (age 18-39) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates not published $321.31 – $412.80
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $274.20 $146.24 – $372.46
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $174.60 $291.00 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $235.20 $135.93 – $222.47
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $645.63 – $734.76
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $407.31 – $463.34
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $660.85 – $752.15
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $665.20 – $757.04

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