Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar 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

$14,441.48

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.

$20,630.68

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.

$243.33 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $1,520.83 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 $243.33 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $243.33 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $243.33 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $284.40 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $292.00 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $292.00 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $326.98 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $450.17 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $515.56 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $595.10 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $595.10 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $688.94 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $760.42 ↓ -95%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $760.42 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $777.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $863.83 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $863.83 ↓ -94%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $912.50 ↓ -94%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $976.83 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $1,064.58 ↓ -93%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $1,140.62 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $1,140.62 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $1,216.66 ↓ -92%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $1,216.66 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $1,292.71 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,520.83 ↓ -89%
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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Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $14,062.80 $301.12 – $865.72
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $14,062.80 $423.45 – $442.27
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $16,350.75 $364.28 – $835.02
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $51,866.27 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $17,195.75 $2,203.25 – $4,473.60
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $18,716.75 $947.92 – $2,172.88
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $21,125.81 $7,156.37 – $13,916.63
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $16,815.50 $11,737.22 – $27,375.63

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