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For self-funded employers in Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana
Pay less than half for your employees’ GI care. They pay $0.
Contract directly with Illinois’ #1 ranked physician-owned gastroenterology practice. One all-inclusive price per procedure — physician, anesthesia, pathology and facility — instead of hospital-system bills. No change to your health plan, and you can start any time of year.
Colonoscopy, all-inclusive
Hospital facility fee alone*$1,530–$1,761
One Chicago hospital system’s negotiated price**$5,816
MDHN — everything included$1,400
Employee cost with MDHN: $0. Sources at the bottom of this page.
#1
Physician-owned GI practice in Illinois (Castle Connolly)
30 GI clinicians
15 board-certified gastroenterologists + 15 advanced practice providers
< 1 week
Guaranteed appointment for your employees
3 locations
Des Plaines, Hinsdale, Schaumburg — Northwest Indiana in 2027
The problem
Your plan is paying hospital prices for routine GI care
Colonoscopies and upper endoscopies are among the most common procedures a self-funded plan pays for. When they happen inside a hospital system, your plan pays a facility fee, a physician fee, an anesthesia bill and a pathology bill — and your employees pay a deductible on top.
~55%
Higher colonoscopy facility fees at hospitals than at non-hospital centers, for the same insurer in the same county.*
4 bills
Facility, physician, anesthesia and pathology are usually billed separately — so the true cost is hard to see until claims arrive.
3–6 months
Typical wait for a GI appointment at many practices. Delayed care means more missed work and higher costs later.
The solution
One transparent price. Everything included.
Every bundle covers the GI physician, anesthesia, the procedure room and supplies, recovery, and pathology for routine biopsies and polyps. No facility fee. No surprise bills.
Service
Your plan pays
Employee pays
Colonoscopy
$1,400
$0
Upper endoscopy (EGD)
$1,400
$0
EGD + colonoscopy, same day
$2,000
$0
EGD + endoscopic food allergy testing
$2,000
$0
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with FNA/FNB
$2,000
$0
New patient GI visit
$250
$0
Follow-up or pre-procedure visit
$150
$0
Hemorrhoid banding (first / subsequent)
$450 / $300
$0
FibroScan liver scan
$50
$0
Employers waive employee cost-sharing for MDHN care as part of the agreement — that’s what moves employees to the lower-cost option. Advanced procedures outside a bundle are quoted in advance.
Savings estimator
See what your plan could save
Enter roughly how many colonoscopies and upper endoscopies your plan pays for in a year, and what you pay on average today. Not sure? Your plan administrator can pull it — or we’ll do it with you in a free cost review.
How it works
Live in weeks — without changing your health plan
1
Free cost review
A 20-minute call with our team. We compare what your plan pays for GI care today with our bundled prices.
2
Sign a simple agreement
Keep your current plan, carrier and administrator. No implementation cost, and no need to wait for renewal.
3
Employees get $0 GI care
You waive their cost-sharing for MDHN. They’re seen within a week at Des Plaines, Hinsdale or Schaumburg.
4
You pay one bundled price
Payment runs through a secure employer-payment platform. No claims to chase, no surprise bills.
Why MDHN
Academic-level expertise, independent-practice prices
- Ranked the #1 physician-owned gastroenterology practice in Illinois by Castle Connolly
- 15 board-certified gastroenterologists and 15 advanced practice providers
- Physicians trained and practiced at leading academic medical centers, with more than 200 published studies
- Appointments guaranteed within one week, in person or by telehealth
- Affiliated with UChicago Medicine and AdventHealth
All GI care is covered
Colon cancer screening
Upper endoscopy
Reflux & swallowing
IBS care
Crohn’s & colitis (IBD)
Pancreas health
Liver & fatty liver disease
Food allergy testing
Obesity management
Hemorrhoid treatment
Serving employers across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana
Three Illinois offices today, with a Northwest Indiana location planned for 2027.
Des Plaines
900 Rand Rd, Suite 120
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Hinsdale
950 N York Rd, Suite 101
Hinsdale, IL 60521
Schaumburg
1100 Woodfield Rd, Suite 140
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Northwest Indiana
Coming 2027. Indiana employees can use our Illinois offices today.
For brokers & benefits consultants
A cost-containment win you can bring to every self-funded client
Add a high-value GI benefit mid-year without re-marketing the plan. Transparent bundled prices make the savings easy to show, and $0 employee cost makes it easy to adopt. We’ll prepare client-ready cost comparisons for you.
Employer questions
Do we have to change our health plan, carrier or administrator?
No. Direct contracting works alongside your existing self-funded plan. Your carrier, network and plan administrator stay the same.
Can we start mid-year?
Yes. You can start any time — there’s no need to wait for renewal or open enrollment, and there is no implementation cost.
What do our employees pay?
Nothing. Employers waive deductibles, copays and coinsurance for care at MDHN. That’s what encourages employees to choose the lower-cost option — which is where your savings come from.
Is it only for colonoscopies?
No. All GI care is included — office visits, endoscopy, and ongoing care for reflux, IBS, IBD, liver disease and more — each at a transparent bundled price.
Do our employees have to use MDHN?
No. MDHN becomes a $0 option alongside their existing coverage. Employees can still see any in-network provider under your plan’s normal cost-sharing.
We’re based in Northwest Indiana. Does this work for us?
Yes. Indiana employees can be seen at our Illinois offices today, and we plan to open a Northwest Indiana location in 2027.
Free GI cost review
Find out what your plan could save
Tell us a little about your company. We’ll reply within one business day to set up a short call — no cost and no obligation.
Prefer email? contact@mdhngi.com
Or call (312) 767-3244
Thank you! We’ll reply within one business day to schedule your free GI cost review.
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* Wang Y, et al. “Facility Fees for Colonoscopy Procedures at Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers.” JAMA Health Forum, December 2023. National average commercial facility fees, May 2023 price-transparency data; hospital fees ran about 55% higher within the same county and insurer.
** KFF Health News, “Bill of the Month,” December 19, 2024: insurer-negotiated price for a colonoscopy at a Chicago hospital system. Individual prices vary by plan and facility.
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