Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$30.00

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.

$120.00

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.

$15.49 with Unitedhealthcare vs $229.81 with Cigna — 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
Unitedhealthcare Hmo/Ppo $15.49 ↓ -48%
Cigna Medicare Managed Care Plan $26.97 ↓ -10%
Cigna Exchange $26.97 ↓ -10%
Cigna One Health Hmo $52.91 ↑ +76%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $61.89 ↑ +106%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $63.22 ↑ +111%
Unitedhealthcare Centene Medicare Managed Care Plan $63.85 ↑ +113%
Meridian Medicare Managed Care Plan $66.38 ↑ +121%
Aetna Better Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $70.17 ↑ +134%
Bcbs Access Community Health Hmo $75.86 ↑ +153%
Actin Care All Commercial Plans $79.02 ↑ +163%
Molina Exchange $94.83 ↑ +216%
Ambetter Exchange $102.41 ↑ +241%
Cigna Hmo/Ppo $229.81 ↑ +666%

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Pretreat rbc absorption reference at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $30.00 $15.49 – $102.41
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $82.50 $33.43 – $150.30
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $82.50 $33.43 – $150.30
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $82.50 $33.43 – $150.30
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $312.80 $19.84 – $99.07
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $52.80 $63.22 – $66.38
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $82.50 $33.43 – $150.30
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $82.50 $33.43 – $150.30

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