Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights, IL · Nm · · NPI 1043600026

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$5,742.02

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.

$8,202.88

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.

$8.43 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $52.69 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] — 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 [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $8.43 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $8.43 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $8.43 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $9.85 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $10.12 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $10.12 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $11.33 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $15.60 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $17.86 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $20.62 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $20.62 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $23.87 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $26.35 ↓ -100%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $26.35 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $26.92 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $29.93 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $29.93 ↓ -99%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $31.61 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $33.84 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $36.88 ↓ -99%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $39.52 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $39.52 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $42.15 ↓ -99%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $42.15 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $44.79 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $52.69 ↓ -99%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $52.69 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52.69 ↓ -99%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,815.00 $1,500.16 – $4,312.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,815.00 $2,109.60 – $2,203.36
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,580.54 $1,493.35 – $3,423.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $16,333.73 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $7,919.67 $2,083.91 – $4,231.28
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,528.79 $1,536.93 – $3,523.04
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,819.90 $1,632.74 – $3,175.11
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $5,232.64 not published

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