Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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

$58.28

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$333.00

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$22.11 with United vs $299.70 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $22.11 ↓ -62%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $53.33 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $53.51 ↓ -8%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $73.26 ↑ +26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $74.73 ↑ +28%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $75.46 ↑ +29%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $77.15 ↑ +32%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $77.15 ↑ +32%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $78.39 ↑ +35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $78.69 ↑ +35%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $83.25 ↑ +43%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $90.78 ↑ +56%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $97.91 ↑ +68%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $106.23 ↑ +82%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $109.89 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $117.49 ↑ +102%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $130.41 ↑ +124%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $159.84 ↑ +174%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $183.15 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $199.80 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $203.13 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $213.12 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $213.12 ↑ +266%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $219.78 ↑ +277%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $259.74 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $283.05 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $299.70 ↑ +414%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $152.96 $31.49 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.67 $23.53 – $147.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $152.96 $36.00 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $152.96 $26.00 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $117.67 $36.00 – $176.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42

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