Phleb veins 1 extrm >20 stab 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

$26,966.46

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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.

$38,523.51

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.

$810.08 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $5,063.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $810.08 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $810.08 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $810.08 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $946.78 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $972.10 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $972.10 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,088.55 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $1,498.65 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,716.36 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $1,981.15 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $1,981.15 ↓ -93%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $2,531.50 ↓ -91%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,531.50 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $2,641.00 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $2,875.78 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $2,875.78 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $2,934.00 ↓ -89%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $3,037.80 ↓ -89%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $3,251.96 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $3,544.10 ↓ -87%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $3,797.25 ↓ -86%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $3,797.25 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $4,050.40 ↓ -85%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $4,050.40 ↓ -85%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $4,303.55 ↓ -84%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,063.00 ↓ -81%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital

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Phleb veins 1 extrm >20 stab at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,531.80 $2,348.76 – $2,601.66
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,531.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $4,355.00 $3,431.74 – $17,439.00
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $4,355.00 $3,431.74 – $17,439.00

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