Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital

100 Medical Drive, Lake Jackson, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1972581940

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,037.93

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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.

$2,965.50

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.

$120.63 with UNITED vs $12,566.16 with Entrust — 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 Medicaid|All Other Plans $120.63 ↓ -88%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $127.00 ↓ -88%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Plans $127.00 ↓ -88%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $127.00 ↓ -88%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $136.83 ↓ -87%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $161.64 ↓ -84%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $170.54 ↓ -84%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $177.93 ↓ -83%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $238.43 ↓ -77%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $296.00 ↓ -71%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $369.13 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $444.83 ↓ -57%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $948.96 ↓ -9%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,000.00 ↓ -4%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,008.27 ↓ -3%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $1,340.00 ↑ +29%
Health First Commercial|All Plans $1,482.75 ↑ +43%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Traditional $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Options $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO-POS $2,965.50 ↑ +186%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +422%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +422%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +422%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +422%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +422%
WellcareTP Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↑ +437%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↑ +437%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↑ +437%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $5,685.18 ↑ +448%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↑ +458%
Devoted Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↑ +458%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $7,850.97 ↑ +656%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $7,974.68 ↑ +668%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +682%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $8,338.27 ↑ +703%
United Commercial|Exchange $8,392.41 ↑ +709%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $12,082.85 ↑ +1064%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $12,566.16 ↑ +1111%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,994.35 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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