Romiplostim 125 mcg subcutaneous solution 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

$5,627.82

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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$8,039.75

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.

$554.74 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $8,039.75 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] VWH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $554.74 ↓ -90%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] VWH MEDICARE $1,527.55 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] VWH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT $1,527.55 ↓ -73%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] VWH MEDICARE $1,527.55 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,042.10 ↓ -64%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,617.89 ↓ -36%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] VWH THE ALLIANCE $4,369.60 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,494.22 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $4,856.01 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $4,856.01 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5,065.04 ↓ -10%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS HMO $5,237.90 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS HMO $5,237.90 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH PHCS $6,431.80 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PPO $6,568.48 ↑ +17%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS PPO $6,568.48 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN $6,833.79 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH MULTIPLAN $7,034.78 ↑ +25%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,039.75 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,039.75 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,039.75 ↑ +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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Romiplostim 125 mcg subcutaneous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $9,764.68 $11.47 – $3,553.27
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $9,764.68 $11.00 – $1,919.58
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $5,533.66 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $34,475.87 not published
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $6,465.76 $21.08 – $21.08
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $34,475.87 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $15,171.45 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $22,717.10 not published

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