Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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

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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.

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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.

$125.38 with Bcbs vs $419.82 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.

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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
Bcbs Vapc3 Government $125.38
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $129.26
Superior Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.72
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $136.37
Baylor Scott And White Individual Bsw Premier Exchange $245.42
Bcbs Ers Hmo $284.24
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans $296.88
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans $305.19
Bcbs Hmo $308.03
Bcbs Traditional $357.98
Bcbs Ppo $419.82

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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $647.91 $133.36 – $971.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $572.65 $114.53 – $715.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $647.91 $122.80 – $971.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $647.91 $334.75 – $971.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $572.65 $122.80 – $858.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $545.38 $122.80 – $681.72

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