_afb id by dna probe rflx ast at St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital

1101 Woodson Drive, Caldwell, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1750377289

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$40.25

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$230.00

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.

$18.05 with United vs $207.00 with Multiplan — 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
United Commercial|Exchange $18.05 ↓ -55%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $20.05 ↓ -50%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $20.05 ↓ -50%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $20.45 ↓ -49%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $20.65 ↓ -49%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $21.45 ↓ -47%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $21.83 ↓ -46%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $27.47 ↓ -32%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $28.02 ↓ -30%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $28.02 ↓ -30%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $28.84 ↓ -28%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $28.84 ↓ -28%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $29.07 ↓ -28%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $30.08 ↓ -25%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $34.61 ↓ -14%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $35.69 ↓ -11%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $40.10 ↓ -0%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $43.78 ↑ +9%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $60.15 ↑ +49%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $64.01 ↑ +59%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $65.38 ↑ +62%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $67.62 ↑ +68%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $70.38 ↑ +75%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $70.38 ↑ +75%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $71.78 ↑ +78%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $81.15 ↑ +102%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $82.81 ↑ +106%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $126.50 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $138.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $140.30 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $147.20 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $147.20 ↑ +266%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $179.40 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $195.50 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $207.00 ↑ +414%

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_afb id by dna probe rflx ast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $307.03 $10.00 – $166.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $292.41 $12.00 – $166.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $292.41 $12.00 – $161.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $307.03 $10.00 – $166.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $292.41 $12.00 – $166.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $292.41 $8.00 – $166.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $292.41 $12.00 – $193.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $307.03 $10.00 – $166.69

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