Abd/low ext cath 2nd at St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston

1717 Highway 59 Bypass, Livingston, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1689650616

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$191.10

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.

$1,274.00

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $1,146.60 with Galaxy — 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $100.00 ↓ -48%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $191.10 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $191.10 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $223.59 ↑ +17%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $229.32 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $229.32 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Exchange $280.28 ↑ +47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $458.64 ↑ +140%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $611.52 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $777.14 ↑ +307%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $866.32 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $891.80 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $1,146.60 ↑ +500%

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Abd/low ext cath 2nd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,539.25 $1,002.79 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,123.85 $71.00 – $3,904.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,123.85 $85.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,123.85 $1,613.99 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,123.85 $71.00 – $4,685.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,539.25 $943.80 – $5,013.94

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