Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical at Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange

5101 S Willow Springs Rd, La Grange, IL · AdventHealth · · NPI 1407889652

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 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.

$813.00 with Cigna vs $2,414.00 with Aetna — 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 Exchange $813.00
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $822.42
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $840.06
Unitedhealthcare Centene Medicare Managed Care Plan $848.46
Cigna Medicare Managed Care Plan $865.27
Meridian Medicare Managed Care Plan $882.07
Aetna Better Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $932.47
Bcbs Access Community Health Hmo $1,008.08
Actin Care All Commercial Plans $1,050.08
Molina Exchange $1,260.10
Ambetter Exchange $1,360.90
Cigna One Health Hmo $2,009.00
Unitedhealthcare Hmo/Ppo $2,208.00
Aetna Hmo/Ppo $2,414.00

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Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,099.20 $548.03 – $1,685.44
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,375.00 $891.77 – $6,071.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,195.00 $562.59 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $875.00 $689.50 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,910.79 $107.60 – $1,053.32
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,319.35 $840.06 – $882.07
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $900.00 $709.20 – $6,071.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $890.00 $701.32 – $6,071.00

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