Tc-99m exametazime diag at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline

600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1689641680

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,761.24

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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.

$8,806.19

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.

$780.34 with Christus Health vs $7,044.95 with Health Management Network — 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
Christus Health Med Adv MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Superior Star Plus MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Humana Gold Choice MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Humana Gold Plus MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Humana BH MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Triwest VA MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Aetna MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Coventry First Health MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Allwell Superior Health MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Texas Healthspring MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Wellcare MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $780.34 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare HIX $802.34 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare All Payer $802.34 ↓ -54%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $803.75 ↓ -54%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $803.75 ↓ -54%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $819.36 ↓ -53%
US Imaging Network PPO $834.96 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health Plan MM $842.77 ↓ -52%
Amerigroup MM $842.77 ↓ -52%
ProCare Advantage MM $858.37 ↓ -51%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $858.37 ↓ -51%
Imperial Health Plan MM $858.37 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Chip KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Star KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Superior Chip KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Superior Star Plus KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Superior Foster Care KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Superior Star KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Superior Star Kids KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $1,056.74 ↓ -40%
Christus Health HIX $1,092.48 ↓ -38%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $1,144.80 ↓ -35%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,144.80 ↓ -35%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,560.68 ↓ -11%
Molina Star KM $2,641.85 ↑ +50%
Molina Star Plus KM $2,641.85 ↑ +50%
Molina Chip KM $2,641.85 ↑ +50%
Cigna New Business $3,434.41 ↑ +95%
Humana Choicecare $3,476.85 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $3,610.85 ↑ +105%
Healthcare Highways PPO $3,962.78 ↑ +125%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $4,350.42 ↑ +147%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $4,611.45 ↑ +162%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $4,698.45 ↑ +167%
Cigna PPO $5,107.59 ↑ +190%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $5,133.50 ↑ +191%
First Health PPO $5,724.02 ↑ +225%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $5,724.02 ↑ +225%
Multiplan PPO $6,164.33 ↑ +250%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $6,164.33 ↑ +250%
Phcs PPO $6,164.33 ↑ +250%
Beech Street PPO $6,604.64 ↑ +275%
Provider Select PPO $7,044.95 ↑ +300%
HealthSmart PPO $7,044.95 ↑ +300%
Health Management Network PPO $7,044.95 ↑ +300%

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $9,053.47 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $6,497.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $6,745.24 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $2,389.91 $100.00 – $5,121.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,135.70 $100.00 – $6,102.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $494.55 $360.04 – $2,543.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $524.70 $100.00 – $3,148.20
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $3,218.16 $1,530.72 – $17,017.34

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