CMS Price Transparency Data

Hospital observation (per hour)

Facility: Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Billing Code: G0378 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$119

modeled fair price · typically $50–$468

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$120

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price

Fair price $119 This hospital $120 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $239

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $21 Priciest $120

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Hospital observation (per hour) is about $119. Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago charges insurers about $120, or about $79 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chicago, IL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

0 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
No insurance-company prices are published for this procedure.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 79), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0378.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0378.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

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