Removal w/reinsrt nonbiogrdble 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

$190.26

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.

$453.00

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.

$435.30 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 $435.30 ↑ +129%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $448.76 ↑ +136%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $471.20 ↑ +148%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $473.44 ↑ +149%
Baylor Scott And White Individual Bsw Premier Exchange $559.85 ↑ +194%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans $677.23 ↑ +256%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans $701.50 ↑ +269%
Bcbs Ers Hmo $1,301.65 ↑ +584%
Bcbs Ppo $1,396.19 ↑ +634%
Bcbs Hmo $1,439.82 ↑ +657%
Bcbs Traditional $2,007.02 ↑ +955%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,613.00 ↑ +1273%

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Removal w/reinsrt nonbiogrdble at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $318.18 $65.49 – $987.04
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $318.18 $76.00 – $987.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $449.21 $71.00 – $987.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $318.18 $71.00 – $987.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $318.18 $71.00 – $987.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $449.21 $71.00 – $987.04

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