Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 at Covenant Hospital Levelland

1900 College Ave, Levelland, TX · Providence · · NPI 1225146400

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$2,467.08

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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.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,874.00

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.

$2,036.91 with Bcbs vs $11,100.80 with Baylor Scott And White — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Bcbs Vapc3 Government $2,036.91 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,099.91 ↓ -15%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,204.90 ↓ -11%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,215.40 ↓ -10%
Phcs All Commercial Plans $2,600.00 ↑ +5%
Bcbs Ers Hmo $6,342.15 ↑ +157%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,794.00 ↑ +175%
Bcbs Ppo $6,802.75 ↑ +176%
Bcbs Hmo $7,015.34 ↑ +184%
Baylor Scott And White Individual Bsw Premier Exchange $8,859.23 ↑ +259%
Bcbs Traditional $9,778.96 ↑ +296%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans $10,716.70 ↑ +334%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans $11,100.80 ↑ +350%

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Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,383.11 $71.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,810.14 $71.00 – $8,512.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,383.11 $85.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,383.11 $652.80 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,810.14 $71.00 – $10,215.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77

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