Bx spinal cord pq ndl at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

530 Ne Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL · Osfhealthcare · · NPI 1043260482

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,159.40

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.

$3,599.00

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.

$291.90 with Humana vs $6,016.93 with Caterpillar — 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
Humana PPO $291.90 ↓ -86%
Humana HMO/POS $291.90 ↓ -86%
Health Alliance Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,769.88 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,787.58 ↓ -17%
BCBS Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,805.28 ↓ -16%
UnitedHealthCare All Commercial Plans $4,157.00 ↑ +93%
Caterpillar All Commercial Plans $6,016.93 ↑ +179%

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Bx spinal cord pq ndl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $753.00 $401.60 – $3,343.15
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $677.60 $236.04 – $1,260.48
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,738.80 $1,094.00 – $3,533.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo not published $751.54 – $2,033.27
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale not published $430.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $2,449.01 – $6,181.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $2,449.01 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $2,449.01 – $6,181.00

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