Brain biopsy w/ct/mr guide at Covenant Hospital Levelland
1900 College Ave, Levelland, TX · Providence · · NPI 1225146400
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$5,222.72 with Bcbs vs $8,052.91 with Bcbs — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Bcbs | Ers Hmo | $5,222.72 | — |
| Bcbs | Ppo | $5,602.02 | — |
| Bcbs | Hmo | $5,777.09 | — |
| Baylor Scott And White | Individual Bsw Premier Exchange | $6,213.77 | — |
| Baylor Scott And White | Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans | $7,516.58 | — |
| Baylor Scott And White | Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans | $7,785.98 | — |
| Bcbs | Traditional | $8,052.91 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Brain biopsy w/ct/mr guide at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | not published | $1,823.58 – $4,826.69 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO | Plano | not published | $2,465.47 – $7,038.00 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | not published | $13,377.75 – $13,377.75 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $13,377.75 – $13,377.75 |
| Covenant Children's Hospital | Lubbock | not published | $1,725.62 – $3,107.37 |
| HCA HOUSTON CONROE | CONROE | not published | $13,377.75 – $13,377.75 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | not published | $13,377.75 – $13,377.75 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | not published | $13,377.75 – $13,377.75 |