Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital

200 S Cedar St, Shelbyville, IL · Hshs · · NPI 1053348532

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$278.64

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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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$387.00

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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.

$96.75 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS vs $387.00 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS — 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 BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS MEDICARE ADV $96.75 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $96.75 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $96.75 ↓ -65%
CLEAR SPRING HEALTH OF ILLINOIS CLEAR SPRING HEALTH MEDICARE ADV $96.75 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL MMAI $96.75 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $96.75 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.75 ↓ -65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $101.59 ↓ -64%
AMISH COMMUNITY PLAIN CHURCH MEDICAL GROUP $108.36 ↓ -61%
AMISH COMMUNITY AMISH COMMUNITY DISCOUNT $108.36 ↓ -61%
CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY ALL COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE AMBETTER $212.85 ↓ -24%
WEXFORD WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES $237.93 ↓ -15%
HOPETRUST ALL COMMERCIAL HOPETRUST $241.88 ↓ -13%
CLAIM DOC ALL COMMERCIAL CLAIM DOC $241.88 ↓ -13%
WELLFIRST ALL COMMERCIAL WELLFIRST $247.53 ↓ -11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $249.83 ↓ -10%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $261.73 ↓ -6%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $270.51 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $285.61 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $308.44 ↑ +11%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $308.44 ↑ +11%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK $322.76 ↑ +16%
HEALTHLINK ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHLINK - PPO $322.76 ↑ +16%
HEALTHLINK HEALTHLINK CASINO QUEEN $322.76 ↑ +16%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $328.95 ↑ +18%
HEALTHCARE FINEST NETWORK (HFN) ALL COMMERCIAL HFN $348.30 ↑ +25%
PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA ALL COMMERCIAL PROVIDER NETWORK OF AMERICA $348.30 ↑ +25%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $387.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHSCOPE ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSCOPE $387.00 ↑ +39%
CONSOCIATE GROUP ALL COMMERCIAL CONSOCIATE GROUP $387.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE KINGERY $387.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MARKET PLACE $387.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE $387.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLANS HEALTH ALLIANCE PPO $387.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL BLUE CHOICE PLANS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS OF ILLINOIS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BCBS IL HMO PHAI not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD IL HMO 470 not published by hospital

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $96.60 $51.52 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $96.60 $55.00 – $139.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $62.50 $139.58 – $230.97
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $192.50 $105.00 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $192.50 $105.00 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $192.50 $105.00 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $93.16 $26.14 – $100.28
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $62.50 $139.58 – $230.97

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