Drng of scrotum abscess 55100 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

$50,590.06

Cash price

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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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$72,271.51

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.

$634.87 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $5,868.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $634.87 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $729.93 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $1,004.92 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,150.91 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $1,328.46 ↓ -97%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $1,328.46 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,697.50 ↓ -97%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $1,697.50 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $1,928.36 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $1,928.36 ↓ -96%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $2,037.00 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $2,180.61 ↓ -96%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $2,376.50 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $2,546.25 ↓ -95%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $2,546.25 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,716.00 ↓ -95%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $2,716.00 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $2,885.75 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,395.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $5,282.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $5,868.00 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT not published by hospital

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Drng of scrotum abscess 55100 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $487.20 $747.04 – $2,831.31
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $487.20 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $600.00 $430.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,800.00 $1,418.40 – $3,242.82
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,172.50 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,800.00 $1,418.40 – $3,242.82
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,800.00 $1,418.40 – $3,242.82
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,956.40 $152.49 – $1,260.48

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