Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) at HSHS St. Francis Hospital

1215 FRANCISCAN DRIVE, LITCHFIELD, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1326057076

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$902.16

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.

$1,253.00

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.

$135.63 with WEXFORD vs $1,253.00 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS — 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 $135.63 ↓ -85%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $142.41 ↓ -84%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $149.19 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $263.13 ↓ -71%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $263.13 ↓ -71%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $263.13 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $275.66 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $275.66 ↓ -69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $276.29 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $288.19 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $288.19 ↓ -68%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $350.84 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $350.84 ↓ -61%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $634.02 ↓ -30%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $657.83 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $681.63 ↓ -24%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $720.48 ↓ -20%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $806.05 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $880.86 ↓ -2%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $929.73 ↑ +3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $950.00 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,004.91 ↑ +11%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $1,004.91 ↑ +11%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $1,052.52 ↑ +17%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $1,065.05 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1,065.05 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $1,068.81 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $1,068.81 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $1,068.81 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $1,068.81 ↑ +18%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $1,127.70 ↑ +25%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $1,127.70 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $1,253.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS 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 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 —

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