Oscillation chest wall mechanical per session 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

$60.03

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$343.00

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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.

$75.46 with BCBS vs $670.00 with United — 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $75.46 ↑ +26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $76.97 ↑ +28%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $77.73 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $80.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $85.75 ↑ +43%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $100.85 ↑ +68%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $109.42 ↑ +82%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $113.19 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $121.02 ↑ +102%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $134.32 ↑ +124%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $164.64 ↑ +174%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $188.65 ↑ +214%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $200.00 ↑ +233%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $205.80 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $209.23 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $219.52 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $219.52 ↑ +266%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $226.38 ↑ +277%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $267.54 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $291.55 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $308.70 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $343.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $343.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $343.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $343.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $343.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $670.00 ↑ +1016%

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Oscillation chest wall mechanical per session at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $725.00 $708.25 – $708.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $333.90 $94.61 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $230.81 $47.51 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $204.89 $40.98 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $333.90 $89.04 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $230.81 $74.09 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $230.81 $119.25 – $3,235.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $204.89 $68.30 – $528.37

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