Inj retro urethrocysto 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

$2,371.42

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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$3,387.74

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.

$220.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $1,745.00 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 $220.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $244.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $279.20 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $279.20 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $279.20 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $326.32 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $335.04 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $335.04 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $375.18 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $516.52 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $591.56 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $682.82 ↓ -71%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $682.82 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $872.50 ↓ -63%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $872.50 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $991.16 ↓ -58%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $991.16 ↓ -58%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $1,047.00 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $1,120.81 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $1,221.50 ↓ -48%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $1,308.75 ↓ -45%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $1,308.75 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $1,396.00 ↓ -41%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $1,396.00 ↓ -41%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $1,483.25 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -26%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,745.00 ↓ -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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Inj retro urethrocysto at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $213.60 $113.92 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $213.60 $143.00 – $167.32
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $417.50 $328.99 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $347.50 $273.83 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $242.50 $191.09 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $360.04 $58.63 – $223.81
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $669.35 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $500.00 $394.00 – $6,291.00

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