T3 (triiodothyronine) free 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

$46.55

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.

$266.00

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.

$15.25 with United vs $239.40 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 $15.25 ↓ -67%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $16.94 ↓ -64%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $16.94 ↓ -64%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $17.28 ↓ -63%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $17.45 ↓ -63%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $18.13 ↓ -61%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $18.44 ↓ -60%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $23.21 ↓ -50%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $23.67 ↓ -49%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $23.67 ↓ -49%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $24.37 ↓ -48%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $24.37 ↓ -48%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $24.56 ↓ -47%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $25.41 ↓ -45%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $29.24 ↓ -37%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $30.15 ↓ -35%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $33.88 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $36.99 ↓ -21%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $50.82 ↑ +9%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $54.08 ↑ +16%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $55.24 ↑ +19%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $59.46 ↑ +28%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $59.46 ↑ +28%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $60.65 ↑ +30%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $69.96 ↑ +50%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $78.21 ↑ +68%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $93.85 ↑ +102%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $146.30 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $159.60 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $162.26 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $170.24 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $170.24 ↑ +266%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $207.48 ↑ +346%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $226.10 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $239.40 ↑ +414%

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T3 (triiodothyronine) free at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $404.79 $15.25 – $65.22
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $175.79 $10.00 – $219.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $202.48 $12.00 – $303.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $152.02 $12.00 – $190.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $175.79 $10.00 – $219.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $202.48 $12.00 – $303.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $202.48 $8.00 – $303.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $152.02 $12.00 – $228.03

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