Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im 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

$1,237.60

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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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$1,768.00

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.

$44.65 with GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] vs $235.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] VWH MEDICARE $44.65 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] VWH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT $44.65 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] VWH MEDICARE $44.65 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN NMH TIER ONE $105.75 ↓ -91%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] VWH THE ALLIANCE $127.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $131.37 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $141.94 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $141.94 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $148.05 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS HMO $153.10 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS HMO $153.10 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] VWH AETNA $153.69 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH PHCS $188.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] VWH BCBS PPO $192.00 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] VWH BCBS PPO $192.00 ↓ -84%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] VWH HFN $199.75 ↓ -84%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH MULTIPLAN $205.63 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] VWH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $235.00 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $235.00 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] VWH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $235.00 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] VWH SEIU HEALTHLINK 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
CHOICECARE [177] VWH CHOICE CARE not published by hospital

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Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $219.79 $25.05 – $87.49
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $219.79 $45.25 – $47.26
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $181.93 $269.61 – $269.61
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,237.60 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $128.80 $114.77 – $213.55
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $181.93 $269.61 – $269.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $181.93 $269.61 – $269.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $181.93 $269.61 – $269.61

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