Colonoscopy (diagnostic) 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

$4,111.88

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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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$5,874.11

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.

$577.12 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $3,607.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — 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 PREFERRED $577.12 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $577.12 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $577.12 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $674.51 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $692.54 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $692.54 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $775.51 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $1,067.67 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,222.77 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $1,411.42 ↓ -66%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $1,411.42 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $1,522.15 ↓ -63%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $1,522.15 ↓ -63%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $1,803.50 ↓ -56%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,803.50 ↓ -56%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $2,164.20 ↓ -47%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $2,316.78 ↓ -44%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $2,524.90 ↓ -39%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $2,705.25 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $2,705.25 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $2,741.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,885.60 ↓ -30%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $2,885.60 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $3,045.00 ↓ -26%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $3,065.95 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,607.00 ↓ -12%
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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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $516.00 $791.20 – $982.39
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $516.00 $2,660.57 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $4,336.60 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $813.60 $82.56 – $709.27
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $720.00 $996.56 – $3,533.00
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $868.20 $996.56 – $4,342.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $866.40 $340.63 – $4,157.00
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $5,304.60 not published

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