Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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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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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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.

$33.96 with SMARTHEALTH vs $237.83 with BCBS BCS — 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

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

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
SMARTHEALTH 1524_SMARTHEALTH (ABIL,AHIL,AGIL,AMIL) 20230101 $33.96
UHC MCR HMO 95% 1663_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT (AB,SA) 95% 20231001 $127.65
AARP 1655_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $127.65
AARP 1687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $127.65
UHC MCR HMO 95% 1695_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 95% 20240101 $127.65
UHC MEDICARE 100% 1661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 100% (AB,SA) 20231001 $134.37
HUMANA MEDICARE 1691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $134.37
HUMANA MEDICARE 1659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 $134.37
COVID-19 UNINSURED 1702_COVID-19 UNINSURED (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $134.37
COVID-19 UNINSURED 1652_COVID-19 UNINSURED (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $134.37
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 100% 1654_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $134.37
AETNA MEDICARE 1657_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 $134.37
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 100% 1686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $134.37
BCBS MEDICARE 1690_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BCBS OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $134.37
BCBS MEDICARE 1733_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BCBS INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $134.37
AETNA MEDICARE 1689_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $134.37
UHC MEDICARE 100% 1694_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 100% 20240101 $134.37
UHC MEDICARE 101% 1662_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT (AB,SA) 101% 20231001 $135.71
ILLINICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1692_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $138.40
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS 1693_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA HC OF IL OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 103% 20240101 $138.40
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS 1645_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA HC OF IL INPATIENT 103% 20231001 $138.40
ILLINICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 $138.40
AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH INPATIENT (AB,SA) 20231001 $141.09
AETNA BETTER HEALTH MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1688_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH OUTPATIENT (AB,SA) 20240101 $141.09
BRIGHT HEALTH 1684_BRIGHT HEALTH (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $167.96
BRIGHT HEALTH 1648_BRIGHT HEALTH (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $167.96
BCBS FOCUS CARE 1732_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOCUS CARE (SA) INPATIENT 20240101 $176.02
BCBS FOCUS CARE 1699_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOCUS CARE (SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $176.02
BCBS BCS 1728_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCS (SA) INPATIENT 20240101 $177.37
SMARTHEALTH 1696_SMARTHEALTH (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $188.12
SMARTHEALTH 1643_SMARTHEALTH (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $188.12
ACTIN CARE 1682_ACTIN CARE 155%MCR (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $208.27
ACTIN CARE 1650_ACTIN CARE 155%MCR (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $208.27
AMBETTER 1683_AMBETTER (AB,SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $217.68
AMBETTER 1646_AMBETTER (AB,SA) INPATIENT 20231001 $217.68
BCBS BCS 1701_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BCS (SA) OUTPATIENT 20240101 $237.83

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates not published $28.74 – $28.74
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $96.60 $51.52 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $96.60 $55.00 – $139.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $62.50 $139.58 – $230.97
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $192.50 $105.00 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $192.50 $105.00 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $192.50 $105.00 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $93.16 $26.14 – $100.28

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