Place slctv cath vertebral art uni 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

$15,909.54

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.

$22,727.91

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.

$15.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $9,890.00 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 $15.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $15.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,582.40 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,582.40 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $1,582.40 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,849.43 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $1,898.88 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $1,898.88 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,126.35 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $2,927.44 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,352.71 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $3,869.96 ↓ -76%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $3,869.96 ↓ -76%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,945.00 ↓ -69%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $4,945.00 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $5,617.52 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $5,617.52 ↓ -65%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $5,934.00 ↓ -63%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $6,352.35 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $6,923.00 ↓ -56%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $7,417.50 ↓ -53%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $7,417.50 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $7,912.00 ↓ -50%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $7,912.00 ↓ -50%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $8,406.50 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,890.00 ↓ -38%
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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Place slctv cath vertebral art uni at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $12,080.40 $2,681.80 – $7,889.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,749.00 $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 $6,750.00 $4,542.82 – $25,111.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $55,088.47 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,960.00 $3,916.36 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,900.00 $4,794.98 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $9,472.00 $313.24 – $5,094.87

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