Ctrl nosebld postir subsq 30906 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

$573.30

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.

$819.00

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.

$153.15 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $819.00 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $153.15 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $176.09 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $242.42 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $277.64 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $320.47 ↓ -44%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $320.47 ↓ -44%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $409.50 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $409.50 ↓ -29%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $465.19 ↓ -19%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $465.19 ↓ -19%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $491.40 ↓ -14%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $526.04 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $573.30 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $614.25 ↑ +7%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $614.25 ↑ +7%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $655.20 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $655.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $696.15 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $819.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $819.00 ↑ +43%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital

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Ctrl nosebld postir subsq 30906 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $543.00 $139.20 – $400.20
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $543.00 $200.10 – $267.64
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $130.00 $248.48 – $411.18
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $573.30 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $275.00 $216.70 – $464.78
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $275.00 $216.70 – $464.78
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $860.80 $94.15 – $249.35
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $130.00 $248.48 – $411.18

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