Edu/train/pt/nonmd/in person/30 min98960 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.

$77.92 with CIGNA IFP vs $113.85 with CIGNA C5 — 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 IFP 1616_CIGNA IFP (SA) 20231001 $77.92
AETNA BETTER HEALTH 1744_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH (SA) 20240101 $82.56
BCBS MEDICAID 1746_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE BCBS (SA) 20240101 $82.56
HARMONY HEALTH PLAN 1753_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE HARMONY HEALTH PLAN (SA) 20240101 $82.56
ILLINICARE 1756_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE ILLINICARE (SA) 20240101 $82.56
MERIDIAN 1758_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN (SA) 20240101 $82.56
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 100% 1760_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE OTHER (SA) 20240101 $82.56
COUNTY CARE 1747_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE COUNTY CARE (SA) 20240101 $82.56
CIGNA LOCAL PLUS 1714_CIGNA LOCAL PLUS (AB,SA) 20240101 $113.85
CIGNA 1614_CIGNA (AB,SA) 20231001 $113.85
CIGNA C5 1298_CIGNA C5 (AB,SA) 20230201 $113.85

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Edu/train/pt/nonmd/in person/30 min98960 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates not published $82.56 – $113.85
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $41.40 $22.08 – $62.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $40.80 $184.10 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $62.50 $49.25 – $429.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $62.50 $49.25 – $429.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $104.83 $35.49 – $69.05
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $62.50 $49.25 – $429.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $62.50 $49.25 – $429.00

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