Sm-153 lexidron ther 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

$5,363.75

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.

$30,650.00

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.

$4,314.91 with United vs $30,650.00 with BCBS-TX — 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 $4,314.91 ↓ -20%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $6,743.00 ↑ +26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $6,877.86 ↑ +28%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $6,945.29 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $7,215.01 ↑ +35%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $7,662.50 ↑ +43%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $9,011.10 ↑ +68%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $9,777.35 ↑ +82%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $10,114.50 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $10,813.32 ↑ +102%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $12,002.54 ↑ +124%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $14,712.00 ↑ +174%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $16,857.50 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $18,390.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $18,696.50 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $18,767.65 ↑ +250%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $19,616.00 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $19,616.00 ↑ +266%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $20,229.00 ↑ +277%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $20,916.34 ↑ +290%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23,907.00 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $26,052.50 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $27,585.00 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $30,650.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $30,650.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $30,650.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $30,650.00 ↑ +471%

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Sm-153 lexidron ther at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $30,877.91 $5,213.67 – $146,997.15
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $25,584.87 $5,213.67 – $146,997.15
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $11,563.30 $7,551.09 – $33,038.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $5,363.75 $3,904.81 – $27,585.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $1,543.50 $3,883.42 – $10,290.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $11,563.30 $6,161.69 – $33,038.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $11,563.30 $6,161.69 – $33,038.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $5,363.75 $4,314.91 – $26,052.50

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