Bacterial meningitis antigen 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

$53.38

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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.

$305.00

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.

$10.39 with United vs $274.50 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 $10.39 ↓ -81%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $11.31 ↓ -79%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $11.54 ↓ -78%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $11.54 ↓ -78%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $11.77 ↓ -78%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $11.89 ↓ -78%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $12.35 ↓ -77%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $15.81 ↓ -70%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $16.13 ↓ -70%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $16.13 ↓ -70%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $16.60 ↓ -69%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $16.60 ↓ -69%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $16.73 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $17.31 ↓ -68%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $19.92 ↓ -63%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $20.54 ↓ -62%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $23.08 ↓ -57%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $24.91 ↓ -53%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $34.62 ↓ -35%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $36.84 ↓ -31%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $37.63 ↓ -30%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $40.51 ↓ -24%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $40.51 ↓ -24%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $41.31 ↓ -23%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $47.66 ↓ -11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $89.67 ↑ +68%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $107.61 ↑ +102%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $167.75 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $183.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $186.05 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $195.20 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $195.20 ↑ +266%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $237.90 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $259.25 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $274.50 ↑ +414%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $117.44 $9.69 – $146.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $156.10 $12.00 – $234.14
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $156.10 $8.00 – $234.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $109.16 $9.69 – $163.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $117.44 $9.69 – $146.80

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