Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd 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

$393.96

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.

$938.00

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.

$230.79 with Bcbs vs $2,613.00 with Aetna — 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 $230.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $237.93 ↓ -40%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $249.83 ↓ -37%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $251.02 ↓ -36%
Bcbs Ers Hmo $729.03 ↑ +85%
Bcbs Ppo $781.98 ↑ +98%
Bcbs Hmo $806.41 ↑ +105%
Phcs All Commercial Plans $1,000.00 ↑ +154%
Bcbs Traditional $1,124.09 ↑ +185%
Baylor Scott And White Individual Bsw Premier Exchange $1,543.75 ↑ +292%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans $1,867.41 ↑ +374%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans $1,934.34 ↑ +391%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,613.00 ↑ +563%

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,646.52 $254.55 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,453.82 $87.58 – $1,817.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $867.02 $71.00 – $1,300.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $844.18 $71.00 – $1,055.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,453.82 $87.58 – $1,817.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $867.02 $85.00 – $1,300.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $867.02 $87.58 – $1,300.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $844.18 $71.00 – $1,266.26

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