Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta

1007 S William St, Atlanta, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1295736734

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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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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.

$297.00 with Arkansas Total Care vs $20,441.38 with Naphcare Inc. — 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
Arkansas Total Care KM $297.00
Empower Healthcare Solutions KM $302.94
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $1,051.12
United Healthcare Star KM $1,051.12
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $1,051.12
United Healthcare Chip KM $1,051.12
Superior Chip KM $2,813.82
Texas True Choice Chip KM $2,813.82
Superior Star Kids KM $2,813.82
Amerigroup Star KM $2,813.82
Superior Star KM $2,813.82
Superior Foster Care KM $2,813.82
Superior Star Plus KM $2,813.82
Summit Community Care KM $2,870.10
Molina Star Plus KM $2,954.51
Molina Chip KM $2,954.51
Molina Star KM $2,954.51
Molina Healthspring Star Plus KM $2,954.51
Texas Children's Health Plan Chip KM $2,954.51
Texas Children's Health Plan Star Plus KM $2,954.51
Texas Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $2,954.51
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $5,268.74
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $5,703.78
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $5,848.79
Healthcare Highways PPO $6,099.00
Humana Choicecare $6,159.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $7,637.26
QualChoice PPO $7,820.00
Christus Health Med Adv MM $10,220.69
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $10,220.69
Humana ChoiceCare Network MM $10,220.69
Texas Healthspring MM $10,220.69
Windsor MM $10,220.69
Molina Medicare Adv MM $10,220.69
Coventry First Health MM $10,220.69
Aetna MM $10,220.69
United Healthcare MM $10,220.69
Triwest VA MM $10,220.69
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $10,527.31
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $10,527.31
United Healthcare HIX $10,647.00
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $10,731.72
Tribute Health Plan MM $10,731.72
US Imaging Network PPO $10,936.14
Amerigroup MM $11,038.35
Imperial Health Plan MM $11,242.76
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $11,242.76
ProCare Advantage MM $11,242.76
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $12,809.33
Aetna PPO $13,015.00
Christus Health HIX $14,308.97
Cigna PPO $15,281.00
United Healthcare All Payer $16,543.00
State of Oklahoma All Plans $16,673.19
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $20,441.38
Health Management Network PPO not published by hospital
Provider Select PPO not published by hospital
Beechstreet PPO not published by hospital
PHCS PPO not published by hospital
HealthSmart PPO not published by hospital
First Health PPO not published by hospital
HealthSmart Accel PPO not published by hospital
PPOplus Llc PPO not published by hospital
Multiplan PPO not published by hospital
Zelis PPO not published by hospital
Municipal Health Benefit Fund PPO not published by hospital

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Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $8,581.80 $2,813.82 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7,512.59 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,014.56 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $8,581.80 $2,813.82 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7,512.59 $85.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7,512.59 $2,813.82 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7,014.56 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $8,581.80 $2,813.82 – $25,500.18

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