Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at HSHS St. John's Hospital
800 E Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL · Hshs · · NPI 1205818481
$156.24
Cash price 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.
$217.00
Gross charge 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.
$14.38 with WEXFORD vs $197.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| WEXFORD | WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES | $14.38 | ↓ -91% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICAID | $15.10 | ↓ -90% |
| MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN | MERIDIAN HMO MCD | $15.82 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MEDICARE | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| AETNA | AETNA MEDICARE | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| COVENTRY | COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS | CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MMAI | $20.26 | ↓ -87% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICARE | $21.27 | ↓ -86% |
| AETNA | ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA | $32.75 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK | $32.93 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO | $32.93 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHLINK | HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN | $32.93 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHLINK | ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $32.93 | ↓ -79% |
| CIGNA | ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA | $37.53 | ↓ -76% |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP | $40.52 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE | $40.52 | ↓ -74% |
| CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER | $44.57 | ↓ -71% |
| NAPHCARE | ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE | $45.59 | ↓ -71% |
| CLAIM DOC | ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC | $50.65 | ↓ -68% |
| HOPETRUST | ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST | $50.65 | ↓ -68% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT | $55.16 | ↓ -65% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP | $55.16 | ↓ -65% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO | $72.89 | ↓ -53% |
| WELLFIRST | ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST | $92.96 | ↓ -41% |
| CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | $98.50 | ↓ -37% |
| CITY OF SPRINGFIELD | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP | $100.47 | ↓ -36% |
| AETNA | AETNA HSHS | $106.77 | ↓ -32% |
| CONSOCIATE GROUP | ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP | $137.90 | ↓ -12% |
| RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER | RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER | $141.84 | ↓ -9% |
| FIRST HEALTH | ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK | $145.19 | ↓ -7% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO | $156.02 | ↓ -0% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS | ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN | $167.45 | ↑ +7% |
| HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) | ALL COMMERCIAL HFN | $167.45 | ↑ +7% |
| PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | $177.30 | ↑ +13% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH EOS | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC MEDICAID | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTHSCOPE | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| SAE HOSPICE | SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| INTERPLAN | ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| LIVE360 | LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $197.00 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS | 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 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO | 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 | — |
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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $37.50 | $19.83 – $32.82 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $110.00 | $20.26 – $176.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $110.00 | $20.26 – $176.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $110.00 | $20.26 – $176.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $55.00 | $3.50 – $32.42 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $37.50 | $19.83 – $32.82 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $113.85 | $20.26 – $21.27 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $110.00 | $20.26 – $176.00 |