Conversion ext bil drg cath 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

$2,089.05

Cash price

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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.

$13,927.00

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.

$1,211.42 with SUPERIOR vs $12,534.30 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,211.42 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,235.65 ↓ -41%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,247.76 ↓ -40%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $1,271.99 ↓ -39%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $1,417.36 ↓ -32%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,417.36 ↓ -32%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,417.36 ↓ -32%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $1,465.82 ↓ -30%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $2,052.16 ↓ -2%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,689.35 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,063.94 ↑ +47%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +69%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +69%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +69%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $3,570.13 ↑ +71%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $3,640.82 ↑ +74%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,782.21 ↑ +81%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $4,418.48 ↑ +112%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $4,570.73 ↑ +119%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $4,664.01 ↑ +123%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,013.72 ↑ +140%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $5,130.41 ↑ +146%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $5,216.24 ↑ +150%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,302.17 ↑ +154%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $6,684.96 ↑ +220%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $8,476.39 ↑ +306%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $8,495.47 ↑ +307%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $8,720.00 ↑ +317%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $9,470.36 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $9,748.90 ↑ +367%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $9,780.45 ↑ +368%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $12,534.30 ↑ +500%

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Conversion ext bil drg cath at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,896.87 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,099.56 $71.00 – $8,649.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,896.87 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,099.56 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,099.56 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,281.71 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,896.87 $1,151.54 – $8,570.48

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