Rmvl perq right heart vad 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

$779.36

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.

$5,195.70

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.

$113.22 with BCBS-TX vs $4,676.13 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $113.22 ↓ -85%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $252.18 ↓ -68%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $257.33 ↓ -67%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $283.06 ↓ -64%
TCHP Medicaid|CHIP $779.36 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $779.36 ↑ +0%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $911.85 ↑ +17%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $935.23 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $935.23 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,143.06 ↑ +47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,870.46 ↑ +140%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,493.94 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $3,169.38 ↑ +307%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,326.00 ↑ +327%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $3,533.08 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $3,636.99 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $4,676.13 ↑ +500%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,633.06 $289.92 – $6,563.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $547.93 $112.78 – $5,388.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,633.06 $212.72 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $547.93 $175.89 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $547.93 $283.10 – $2,234.00
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