Insertion subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor 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

$2,506.50

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$16,710.00

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.

$3,326.00 with Cigna vs $24,017.19 with Brookshire Brothers — 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

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 $3,326.00 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,676.20 ↑ +47%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $5,043.62 ↑ +101%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,015.60 ↑ +140%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $6,059.74 ↑ +142%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,180.93 ↑ +147%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,241.53 ↑ +149%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $6,362.73 ↑ +154%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $7,089.90 ↑ +183%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $7,089.90 ↑ +183%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $7,089.90 ↑ +183%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $7,332.29 ↑ +193%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $8,020.80 ↑ +220%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $8,289.39 ↑ +231%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $8,289.39 ↑ +231%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $8,289.39 ↑ +231%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $8,289.39 ↑ +231%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $8,289.39 ↑ +231%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $8,372.28 ↑ +234%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $8,538.07 ↑ +241%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $8,869.65 ↑ +254%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $10,193.10 ↑ +307%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $10,361.74 ↑ +313%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $11,233.52 ↑ +348%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $11,362.80 ↑ +353%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $11,462.78 ↑ +357%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $11,697.00 ↑ +367%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $12,434.09 ↑ +396%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $12,609.05 ↑ +403%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $12,809.17 ↑ +411%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $13,452.62 ↑ +437%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $15,039.00 ↑ +500%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $20,814.90 ↑ +730%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $24,017.19 ↑ +858%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $8,520.42 $5,112.25 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $14,985.87 $71.00 – $22,478.81
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $14,985.87 $5,760.21 – $22,478.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $14,760.60 $71.00 – $22,140.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $8,520.42 $5,254.26 – $21,045.99

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