Cath uret open tp 6fx70cm 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

$414.76

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.

$592.52

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.

$3.52 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $22.03 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 $3.52 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $3.52 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $3.52 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4.12 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $4.23 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $4.23 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4.74 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $6.52 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $7.47 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $8.62 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $8.62 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $9.98 ↓ -98%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $11.02 ↓ -97%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $11.02 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $11.26 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $12.51 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $12.51 ↓ -97%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $13.22 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $14.15 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $15.42 ↓ -96%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $16.52 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $16.52 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $17.62 ↓ -96%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $17.62 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $18.73 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $22.03 ↓ -95%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $22.03 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $22.03 ↓ -95%
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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Cath uret open tp 6fx70cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,099.20 $0.64 – $1.84
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,099.20 $0.90 – $0.94
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $174.13 $5.34 – $12.23
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,073.46 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $222.05 $20.28 – $41.17
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $152.75 $12.35 – $28.32
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $39.44 $13.36 – $25.98
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $109.57 not published

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