Biliary endoscopy thru skin at HSHS St. John's Hospital

800 E Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL · Hshs · · NPI 1205818481

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

$7,622.64

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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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$10,587.00

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.

$1,676.00 with CITY OF SPRINGFIELD vs $17,343.67 with CLAIM DOC — 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

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
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $1,676.00 ↓ -78%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $2,964.36 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $2,964.36 ↓ -61%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $3,692.51 ↓ -52%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $3,877.13 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $3,917.19 ↓ -49%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $4,061.76 ↓ -47%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $4,996.01 ↓ -34%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $5,293.50 ↓ -31%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $5,393.00 ↓ -29%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $5,738.15 ↓ -25%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $6,034.59 ↓ -21%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $6,309.85 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,309.85 ↓ -17%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $6,807.44 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $6,807.44 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $6,807.44 ↓ -11%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $6,807.44 ↓ -11%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $6,937.47 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $7,284.34 ↓ -4%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $7,410.90 ↓ -3%
RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER $7,622.64 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $7,802.62 ↑ +2%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $8,384.90 ↑ +10%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $8,998.95 ↑ +18%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $8,998.95 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $9,528.30 ↑ +25%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $10,587.00 ↑ +39%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $15,609.30 ↑ +105%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $17,343.67 ↑ +128%
BLUE CROSS SIHCA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO SIHCA not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL HMO PHAI not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 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 BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS not published by hospital

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UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $848.00 $297.24 – $2,745.47
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,680.00 $1,323.84 – $17,439.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $4,655.00 $3,454.01 – $8,379.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $2,820.00 $2,222.16 – $17,439.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $3,400.20 $1,678.00 – $12,903.69
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OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $5,363.40 $366.07 – $23,584.75

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