Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with contrast) 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

$2,937.60

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.

$4,080.00

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.

$187.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,080.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY COVENTRY MEDICARE ADVANTRA $187.96 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $187.96 ↓ -94%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $187.96 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $187.96 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $187.96 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $187.96 ↓ -94%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $197.36 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $209.31 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $209.31 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $209.31 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $209.31 ↓ -93%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $263.47 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $276.64 ↓ -91%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $289.82 ↓ -90%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $413.52 ↓ -86%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $422.92 ↓ -86%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $469.91 ↓ -84%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $469.91 ↓ -84%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $967.00 ↓ -67%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $1,142.40 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $1,142.40 ↓ -61%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $1,200.00 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $1,509.60 ↓ -49%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $1,925.35 ↓ -34%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $2,040.00 ↓ -31%
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WORKCOMP $2,080.80 ↓ -29%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $2,211.36 ↓ -25%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,431.68 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,431.68 ↓ -17%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $2,856.00 ↓ -3%
RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER RUSHVILLE DETENTION CENTER $2,937.60 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $3,006.96 ↑ +2%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $3,231.36 ↑ +10%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $3,468.00 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $3,468.00 ↑ +18%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $3,672.00 ↑ +25%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
SAE HOSPICE SAE MEMORIAL HOSPICE $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $4,080.00 ↑ +39%
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 IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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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Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with contrast) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,365.60 $1.00 – $2,093.92
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,365.60 $201.32 – $1,069.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $885.00 $269.08 – $1,416.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,250.80 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,245.00 $269.08 – $1,992.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $890.00 $269.08 – $1,424.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,949.60 $60.29 – $1,074.71

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