Aspiration peritonsillar abscess 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

$80.70

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.

$538.00

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.

$18.00 with UNITED vs $3,326.00 with Cigna — 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
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $18.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $18.00 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $80.70 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $80.70 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $94.42 ↑ +17%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $96.84 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $96.84 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $96.84 ↑ +20%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $96.84 ↑ +20%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.84 ↑ +20%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.84 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $98.78 ↑ +22%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $101.69 ↑ +26%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $113.31 ↑ +40%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $113.31 ↑ +40%
United Commercial|Exchange $118.36 ↑ +47%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $134.40 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $193.68 ↑ +140%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +188%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $232.60 ↑ +188%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +188%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +188%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $232.60 ↑ +188%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $234.93 ↑ +191%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $239.58 ↑ +197%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $248.88 ↑ +208%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $258.24 ↑ +220%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $290.75 ↑ +260%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $299.35 ↑ +271%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $305.46 ↑ +279%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $328.18 ↑ +307%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $336.01 ↑ +316%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $348.90 ↑ +332%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $365.84 ↑ +353%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $368.27 ↑ +356%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $376.60 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $484.20 ↑ +500%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $598.44 ↑ +642%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $690.51 ↑ +756%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,326.00 ↑ +4021%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,889.81 $226.03 – $2,402.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,889.81 $33.21 – $605.10
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,889.81 $67.22 – $605.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,889.81 $134.44 – $605.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,889.81 $71.00 – $605.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,889.81 $226.03 – $2,402.53

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