Denosumab 120 mg/1.7 ml (70 mg/ml) subcutaneous solution 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

$13,886.42

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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.

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$19,837.75

Gross charge

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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.

$1,643.56 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $10,272.25 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

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 $1,643.56 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,643.56 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $1,643.56 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $1,972.27 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $1,972.27 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,208.53 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,482.29 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $4,019.53 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $4,019.53 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,136.13 ↓ -63%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $5,136.13 ↓ -63%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $6,163.35 ↓ -56%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $7,190.58 ↓ -48%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $7,704.19 ↓ -45%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $7,704.19 ↓ -45%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $8,217.80 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $8,217.80 ↓ -41%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $8,731.41 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,272.25 ↓ -26%
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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Denosumab 120 mg/1.7 ml (70 mg/ml) subcutaneous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,122.60 $30.48 – $4,834.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $6,122.60 $28.97 – $2,611.78
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $13,867.96 $28.76 – $47.60
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $21,074.37 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,424.71 $28.76 – $47.60
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $3,900.47 $30.73 – $55.32
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $1,424.71 $29.38 – $47.60
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $1,424.71 $29.38 – $47.60

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