Immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 125 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

$168.00

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$240.00

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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.

$36.48 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $228.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $36.48 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $36.48 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $36.48 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $43.78 ↓ -74%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $43.78 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $49.02 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $77.29 ↓ -54%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $89.22 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $89.22 ↓ -47%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $114.00 ↓ -32%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $114.00 ↓ -32%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $136.80 ↓ -19%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $159.60 ↓ -5%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $171.00 ↑ +2%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $171.00 ↑ +2%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $182.40 ↑ +9%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $182.40 ↑ +9%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $193.80 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $228.00 ↑ +36%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $228.00 ↑ +36%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $228.00 ↑ +36%
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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Immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 125 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $189.00 $9.15 – $141.68
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $189.00 $23.93 – $54.52
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $57.50 $20.37 – $33.71
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $122.50 $20.81 – $196.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $266.00 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $122.50 $20.81 – $196.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $122.50 $20.81 – $196.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $52.80 $3.50 – $33.30

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