Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) 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

$441.36

Cash price

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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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$613.00

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.

$71.19 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS vs $339.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MEDICARE $71.19 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $71.19 ↓ -84%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $71.19 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $74.58 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $74.58 ↓ -83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $74.75 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $77.97 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $77.97 ↓ -82%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $94.92 ↓ -78%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $94.92 ↓ -78%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $171.53 ↓ -61%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $177.98 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $184.42 ↓ -58%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $194.93 ↓ -56%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $218.08 ↓ -51%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $238.32 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $251.54 ↓ -43%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $271.20 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $271.88 ↓ -38%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $271.88 ↓ -38%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $282.66 ↓ -36%
CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS ALL COMMERCIAL CURRENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS $284.76 ↓ -35%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $288.15 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $288.15 ↓ -35%
HEALTHLINK ST CLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY $289.17 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $289.17 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $289.17 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $289.17 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $296.79 ↓ -33%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $305.10 ↓ -31%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $305.10 ↓ -31%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $310.92 ↓ -30%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $339.00 ↓ -23%
ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM $339.00 ↓ -23%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $339.00 ↓ -23%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $339.00 ↓ -23%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $339.00 ↓ -23%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $339.00 ↓ -23%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $339.00 ↓ -23%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $339.00 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC MEDICAID $339.00 ↓ -23%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $339.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital —
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 IL HMO PHAI not published by hospital —

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Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $249.60 $43.84 – $301.15
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $234.60 $89.55 – $93.53
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $85.00 $55.56 – $91.94
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $200.00 $17.73 – $484.11
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $709.10 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $200.00 $45.31 – $305.53
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $200.00 $23.64 – $495.79
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $331.89 $65.97 – $182.95

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