Relocation skin pocket pm 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

$11,058.82

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.

$15,798.31

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.

$1,186.43 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $6,858.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — 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 SELECT $1,186.43 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,186.43 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,186.43 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,282.45 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,474.47 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $2,029.97 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $2,137.00 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $2,208.28 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $2,208.28 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,324.86 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $2,374.00 ↓ -79%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $2,683.54 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $2,683.54 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $2,894.08 ↓ -74%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $2,894.08 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,429.00 ↓ -69%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $3,429.00 ↓ -69%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $4,114.80 ↓ -63%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $4,404.89 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $4,800.60 ↓ -57%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $5,143.50 ↓ -53%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $5,143.50 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,486.40 ↓ -50%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $5,486.40 ↓ -50%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $5,829.30 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,858.00 ↓ -38%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,123.40 $1,132.48 – $3,343.15
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $782.40 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $11,058.82 not published
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,065.00 $2,415.22 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,400.86 $299.10 – $1,423.07

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