Dilation of salivary duct 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

$97.65

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.

$558.00

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.

$60.00 with SUPERIOR vs $1,508.00 with United — 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $60.00 ↓ -39%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $61.20 ↓ -37%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $61.20 ↓ -37%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $63.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $63.00 ↓ -35%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $75.60 ↓ -23%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $105.60 ↑ +8%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $106.36 ↑ +9%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $113.15 ↑ +16%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $122.76 ↑ +26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $124.46 ↑ +27%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $125.22 ↑ +28%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $126.45 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $131.36 ↑ +35%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $139.50 ↑ +43%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $139.80 ↑ +43%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $142.80 ↑ +46%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $164.06 ↑ +68%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $178.01 ↑ +82%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $184.14 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $196.87 ↑ +102%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $218.52 ↑ +124%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $267.84 ↑ +174%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $273.42 ↑ +180%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $306.90 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $334.80 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $340.38 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $357.12 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $357.12 ↑ +266%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $368.28 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $474.30 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $502.20 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $558.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $875.00 ↑ +796%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +1444%

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Dilation of salivary duct at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $551.84 $61.02 – $1,363.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $551.84 $57.03 – $1,363.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $551.84 $57.03 – $1,363.00
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