Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose 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

$59.25

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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$395.00

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.

$77.22 with United vs $315.90 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
United Commercial|Exchange $77.22 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $100.00 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $126.36 ↑ +113%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $168.48 ↑ +184%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $207.73 ↑ +251%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $214.11 ↑ +261%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $214.52 ↑ +262%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $218.41 ↑ +269%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $238.68 ↑ +303%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $245.70 ↑ +315%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $251.41 ↑ +324%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $315.90 ↑ +433%

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Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $531.44 $190.26 – $1,139.09
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $165.20 $100.00 – $354.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $119.00 $87.36 – $340.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $97.30 $70.84 – $500.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $59.25 $100.00 – $315.90
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $457.01 $190.26 – $1,139.09
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $119.00 $88.40 – $340.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $119.00 $88.40 – $340.00

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