Abdominoplasty 15830 at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview

700 E Marshall Ave, Longview, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1124092036

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$758.48 with United Healthcare vs $21,734.75 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas — 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 Healthcare Star KM $758.48
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $758.48
Cigna New Business $1,777.00
Amerigroup Star KM $1,845.21
Superior Chip KM $1,845.21
Superior Star KM $1,845.21
Superior Star Kids KM $1,845.21
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,937.47
Molina Chip KM $1,937.47
Molina Star Plus KM $1,937.47
Molina Healthspring Star Plus KM $1,937.47
Healthcare Highways PPO $3,436.00
Cigna PPO $3,550.00
United Healthcare HIX $5,319.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $5,446.78
Humana MM $5,916.59
Christus Health Med Adv MM $6,227.99
Triwest VA CCN MM $6,227.99
Triwest VA MM $6,227.99
Washington National Supp MM $6,227.99
Aetna MM $6,227.99
Blue Cross TX MM $6,227.99
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage MM $6,227.99
Wellcare MM $6,227.99
Allwell Superior Medicare Advantage $6,227.99
United Healthcare MM $6,352.55
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $6,414.83
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $6,539.39
Amerigroup MM $6,726.23
Imperial Health Plan MM $6,850.79
ProCare Advantage MM $6,850.79
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $6,850.79
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $7,436.95
Christus Health HIX $8,719.19
United Healthcare All Payer $12,030.00
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $12,455.98
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $15,240.51
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $17,806.79
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $21,734.75
Humana Choicecare not published by hospital
Phcs PPO not published by hospital
HealthSmart Preferred not published by hospital
Aetna All Plans not published by hospital

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Abdominoplasty 15830 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,774.26 $71.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,093.44 $71.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,774.26 $85.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,774.26 $1,845.21 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,093.44 $71.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $5,774.26 $71.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $5,774.26 $71.00 – $16,154.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $5,093.44 $71.00 – $16,154.42

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