Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$8,319.31

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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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$11,884.73

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.

$20.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $8,646.00 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $20.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $20.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,383.36 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,383.36 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $1,383.36 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,616.80 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $1,660.03 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $1,660.03 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,858.89 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $2,559.22 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,930.99 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $3,383.18 ↓ -59%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $3,383.18 ↓ -59%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,323.00 ↓ -48%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $4,323.00 ↓ -48%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $4,910.93 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $4,910.93 ↓ -41%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $5,187.60 ↓ -38%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $5,553.33 ↓ -33%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $6,052.20 ↓ -27%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $6,484.50 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $6,484.50 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $6,916.80 ↓ -17%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $6,916.80 ↓ -17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $7,349.10 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,646.00 ↑ +4%
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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Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,321.00 $3,170.32 – $8,452.51
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,067.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2,737.50 $4,150.00 – $9,660.07
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,190.00 $3,301.72 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $14,757.07 $10.00 – $10.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,190.00 $4,089.72 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $6,260.00 $4,932.88 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $5,812.80 $194.04 – $4,205.42

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