Paclitaxel protein-bound 100 mg intravenous suspension at HSHS St. Francis Hospital
1215 FRANCISCAN DRIVE, LITCHFIELD, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1326057076
$36.12
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.
$50.17
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.
$9.54 with CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS vs $1,721.15 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN — 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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| CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS | CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV | $9.54 | ↓ -74% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MEDICARE | $9.54 | ↓ -74% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $9.54 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE | $10.00 | ↓ -72% |
| AETNA | AETNA MEDICARE | $10.00 | ↓ -72% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICARE | $10.02 | ↓ -72% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BCBS IL MMAI | $10.45 | ↓ -71% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV | $10.45 | ↓ -71% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT | $12.72 | ↓ -65% |
| AMISH COMMUNITY | PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP | $12.72 | ↓ -65% |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP | $13.50 | ↓ -63% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE | $13.50 | ↓ -63% |
| CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER | $22.99 | ↓ -36% |
| CLAIM DOC | ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC | $23.85 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | AETNA HSHS | $24.72 | ↓ -32% |
| HOPETRUST | ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST | $26.13 | ↓ -28% |
| WELLFIRST | ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST | $29.23 | ↓ -19% |
| AETNA | ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA | $31.94 | ↓ -12% |
| FIRST HEALTH | ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK | $33.72 | ↓ -7% |
| CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS | $38.17 | ↑ +6% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS | ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN | $38.62 | ↑ +7% |
| CONSOCIATE GROUP | ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP | $38.62 | ↑ +7% |
| HEALTHLINK | HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN | $38.76 | ↑ +7% |
| HEALTHLINK | ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $38.76 | ↑ +7% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK | $38.76 | ↑ +7% |
| HEALTHLINK | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO | $38.76 | ↑ +7% |
| CIGNA | ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA | $40.44 | ↑ +12% |
| PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA | $40.90 | ↑ +13% |
| HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) | ALL COMMERCIAL HFN | $40.90 | ↑ +13% |
| LIVE360 | LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| NAPHCARE | ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA MEDICAID | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS | HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTHSCOPE | ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| INTERPLAN | ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC MEDICAID | $45.44 | ↑ +26% |
| WEXFORD | WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES | $1,564.68 | ↑ +4232% |
| MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN | MERIDIAN HMO MCD | $1,721.15 | ↑ +4665% |
| 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 IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS | 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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Paclitaxel protein-bound 100 mg intravenous suspension at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $2,944.34 | $12.63 – $3,712.19 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $2,944.34 | $12.12 – $2,005.44 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $1,720.30 | $10.32 – $17.08 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | $8,368.67 | not published |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $1,720.30 | $10.32 – $17.08 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago | $2,126.42 | $16.73 – $29.28 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook | $1,720.30 | $10.54 – $17.08 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights | $1,720.30 | $10.54 – $17.08 |