Ghs nerve block celiac plexus 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

$4,427.80

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.

$6,325.43

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.

$16.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,444.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $16.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $16.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $711.04 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $711.04 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $711.04 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $831.03 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $853.25 ↓ -81%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $853.25 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $955.46 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $1,315.42 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,506.52 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $1,738.94 ↓ -61%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $1,738.94 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,222.00 ↓ -50%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $2,222.00 ↓ -50%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $2,524.19 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $2,524.19 ↓ -43%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $2,666.40 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $2,854.38 ↓ -36%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $3,110.80 ↓ -30%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $3,333.00 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $3,333.00 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $3,555.20 ↓ -20%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $3,555.20 ↓ -20%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $3,777.40 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,444.00 ↑ +0%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $798.00 $425.60 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $798.00 $201.00 – $998.72
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