Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic 2nd level 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

$105.75

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.

$705.00

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 $634.50 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 ↓ -5%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $105.75 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $105.75 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $123.73 ↑ +17%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $126.90 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $126.90 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Exchange $155.10 ↑ +47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $253.80 ↑ +140%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $338.40 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $430.05 ↑ +307%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $479.40 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $493.50 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $634.50 ↑ +500%

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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic 2nd level at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,131.41 $320.57 – $1,602.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $659.12 $71.00 – $988.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $788.20 $71.00 – $985.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,131.41 $301.71 – $1,602.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $659.12 $85.00 – $988.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $659.12 $340.55 – $988.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $788.20 $71.00 – $1,182.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,131.41 $301.71 – $1,602.83

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