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Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis · DeKalb 60115

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The three kinds of price as this hospital published them
List price
The "gross charge" — the sticker price almost nobody actually pays.
$8,642
Cash price
What this hospital says it charges someone paying without insurance.
$6,049.40
Negotiated rates
26 rates across 13 insurers. What each one actually pays.
$1,581.49 – $8,642

The same procedure, at this one hospital, ranges from $1,581.49 to $8,642. That is not an error, and it is not our arithmetic — it is what the hospital published.

The difference is between insurers and plans. Each negotiates its own rate, so which figure applies to you depends on the card in your wallet.

Rate by insurer, plan and line item

What each insurer pays

Sorted cheapest first, grouped by plan and then by the hospital's own line item. Plan names and line items are written exactly as the hospital wrote them. A plan that carries more than one price gets one row per price; line items the hospital priced the same are listed together once, because the file gives no reason to show one price as several.

AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] $1,581.49 – $7,432.12 4.7×
Plans, line items and rates for AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171]
KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $1,581.49
KH AETNA NIU HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $2,938.28
KH AETNA IL PREFERRED HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $3,102.48
KH AETNA ASA HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,490.14
KH PERSONAL CARE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $7,432.12
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] $3,888.90 – $7,950.64 2×
Plans, line items and rates for HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126]
KH HFN NMH TIER ONE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $3,888.90
KH HFN HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $7,950.64
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] $4,830.88 – $8,642
Plans, line items and rates for BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401]
KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $4,830.88
KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,219.77
KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,219.77
KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,219.77
KH BCBS HMO HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,737.42
KH BCBS PPO HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,135.82
KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $8,642
THE ALLIANCE [1703] $5,617.30
Plans, line items and rates for THE ALLIANCE [1703]
KH THE ALLIANCE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,617.30
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] $5,737.42 – $6,135.82
Plans, line items and rates for ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402]
KH BCBS HMO HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $5,737.42
KH BCBS PPO HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,135.82
HEALTHLINK [125] $6,481.50
Plans, line items and rates for HEALTHLINK [125]
KH SEIU HEALTHLINK HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,481.50
CHOICECARE [177] $6,533.35
Plans, line items and rates for CHOICECARE [177]
KH CHOICE CARE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,533.35
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] $6,740.76 – $8,642
Plans, line items and rates for MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142]
KH MULTIPLAN HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $6,740.76
KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $8,642
COVENTRY [1218] $7,432.12
Plans, line items and rates for COVENTRY [1218]
KH PERSONAL CARE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $7,432.12
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] $7,432.12
Plans, line items and rates for FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034]
KH PERSONAL CARE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $7,432.12
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] $7,432.12
Plans, line items and rates for COVENTRYONE PPO [17110]
KH PERSONAL CARE HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $7,432.12
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] $8,642
Plans, line items and rates for UNITED HEALTHCARE [158]
KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $8,642
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] $8,642
Plans, line items and rates for OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157]
KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $8,642

How complete the paperwork is

What Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital published — and what it left out

Federal law tells hospitals what to publish. This score is our reading of how much of that Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital actually did publish. It is a measure of their paperwork, not their care. We hold no clinical, safety, or outcome data about any hospital, and nothing here should be read as a comment on the medicine.

0.80/ 1.00

At or above our 0.50 threshold, so this hospital appears in comparisons. A passing score means the file is complete enough to compare, not that it is complete.

0.00 Publishing threshold 0.50 1.00

The four parts of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital's disclosure-completeness score, each with its weight, its value, and what was counted.
What we checked Weight Scored Added
How many common services carry a price Partial credit 54 of 70 CMS shoppable services have an unflagged gross or cash dollar amount. 0.40 0.77 0.31
How often the price is a dollar amount Partial credit 2295008 of 3169874 negotiated rates are dollar amounts rather than formulas. 0.25 0.72 0.18
How recently the file was updated Full credit Current: file states last_updated_on 2026-04-01 (196 days old). 0.20 1.00 0.20
How many rows are usable figures Partial credit 874866 of 3389948 rows are quality-flagged (placeholder, zero, blank, or algorithm-only). 0.15 0.74 0.11
Total 0.80

Each part is scored from 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the four add up to the total above. Every count in the right-hand column came from the hospital's own file — we did not estimate, impute, or fill a gap on their behalf. Where the file is thin, the score is thin, and the gap belongs to the publisher.

Where these numbers came from

Provenance

Every figure above was read from a file this hospital publishes because federal law requires it. Nothing here is estimated, modelled, or supplied by us.

https://www.nm.org/site_data/237087041_northwestern-medicine-kishwaukee-hospital_standardcharges.json
Hospital states last updated 1 Apr 2026 We fetched it 6 Aug 2026

These are published prices, not a quote and not a bill. What you owe depends on your own plan, your deductible, and what actually happens during your care.