Ghs superficial wnd dehiscence simp12020 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

$16,022.57

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.

$22,889.39

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.

$692.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $7,485.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $692.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $770.00 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,399.70 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,609.28 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $2,215.56 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,537.42 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $2,928.88 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $2,928.88 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,742.50 ↓ -77%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $3,742.50 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $4,251.48 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $4,251.48 ↓ -73%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $4,491.00 ↓ -72%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $4,807.62 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $5,239.50 ↓ -67%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $5,613.75 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $5,613.75 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,988.00 ↓ -63%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $5,988.00 ↓ -63%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $6,362.25 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,485.00 ↓ -53%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $520.20 $157.44 – $957.14
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