Blood Draw (Venipuncture) 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

$23.76

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.

$33.00

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.

$2.37 with WEXFORD vs $33.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $2.37 ↓ -90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $2.48 ↓ -90%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $2.60 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $4.39 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $4.39 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $4.39 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $4.39 ↓ -82%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $9.09 ↓ -62%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $9.24 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $9.24 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $9.34 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.34 ↓ -61%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $9.34 ↓ -61%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $9.34 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $9.34 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $9.34 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $9.34 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.34 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $9.34 ↓ -61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $9.81 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $12.21 ↓ -49%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $15.11 ↓ -36%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $15.57 ↓ -34%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $16.50 ↓ -31%
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $16.83 ↓ -29%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $17.66 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.66 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $17.89 ↓ -25%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $20.55 ↓ -14%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $21.02 ↓ -12%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $23.10 ↓ -3%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $23.35 ↓ -2%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $23.35 ↓ -2%
RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER $23.76 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $24.32 ↑ +2%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $26.14 ↑ +10%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $28.05 ↑ +18%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $28.05 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $29.70 ↑ +25%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $33.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $33.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $33.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $33.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $33.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $33.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $33.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $33.00 ↑ +39%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $33.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $33.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $33.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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 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 OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital —

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $46.80 $2.51 – $21.16
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