Bendamustine 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (bendeka) at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

1302 N. Main Street, Sandwich, IL · Nm · · NPI 1184705931

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$11,897.55

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$16,996.50

Gross charge

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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.

$1,172.76 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $16,996.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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

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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $1,172.76 ↓ -90%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] VWH MEDICARE $3,229.34 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] VWH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT $3,229.34 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] VWH MEDICARE $3,229.34 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4,317.11 ↓ -64%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN NMH TIER ONE $7,648.43 ↓ -36%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] VWH THE ALLIANCE $9,237.60 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9,501.04 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $10,265.89 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $10,265.89 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $10,707.80 ↓ -10%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS HMO $11,073.22 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS HMO $11,073.22 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH PHCS $13,597.20 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PPO $13,886.14 ↑ +17%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS PPO $13,886.14 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN $14,447.03 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH MULTIPLAN $14,871.94 ↑ +25%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $16,996.50 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $16,996.50 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $16,996.50 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] VWH SEIU HEALTHLINK not published by hospital
CHOICECARE [177] VWH CHOICE CARE not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC CORE not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC HMO/PPO not published by hospital

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Bendamustine 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (bendeka) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,423.00 $13.68 – $6,413.34
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,423.00 $13.12 – $3,464.68
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $9,944.68 $13.20 – $21.85
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $13,300.17 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $7,383.07 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $12,397.17 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb $11,553.32 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry $10,039.22 not published

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