Ghs nerve block brachial plexus 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

$64,809.28

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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.

$92,584.69

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.

$52.70 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $3,606.00 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
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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 MEDICAID [1612] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $52.70 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] VWH MEDICARE $685.14 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] VWH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT $685.14 ↓ -99%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] VWH MEDICARE $685.14 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $915.92 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,254.89 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,622.70 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] VWH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,633.52 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] VWH CIGNA BROAD $1,741.70 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC CORE $1,810.21 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] VWH THE ALLIANCE $1,959.86 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,015.75 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,178.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,178.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,271.78 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS HMO $2,349.31 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS HMO $2,349.31 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA $2,358.32 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC HMO/PPO $2,412.41 ↓ -96%
CHOICECARE [177] VWH CHOICE CARE $2,430.44 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA ASA $2,498.96 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] VWH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,704.50 ↓ -96%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH PHCS $2,884.80 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS PPO $2,946.10 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PPO $2,946.10 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN $3,065.10 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH MULTIPLAN $3,155.25 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,606.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,606.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,606.00 ↓ -94%

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $610.80 $325.76 – $2,573.12
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