Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin

1201 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1396746129

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,258.50

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.

$8,390.00

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.

$304.71 with Cigna vs $14,711.89 with UNITED — 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 $304.71 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,097.25 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,684.48 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $3,187.82 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,278.39 ↑ +240%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,109.58 ↑ +306%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $5,109.58 ↑ +306%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $5,109.58 ↑ +306%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $5,109.58 ↑ +306%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $5,109.58 ↑ +306%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $5,160.68 ↑ +310%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $5,262.87 ↑ +318%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $5,285.07 ↑ +320%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,467.25 ↑ +334%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,704.52 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $5,872.30 ↑ +367%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $6,386.98 ↑ +408%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $6,476.10 ↑ +415%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,597.26 ↑ +424%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,670.38 ↑ +430%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,670.38 ↑ +430%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,729.21 ↑ +435%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $6,927.12 ↑ +450%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $7,550.10 ↑ +500%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $7,664.37 ↑ +509%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $7,753.18 ↑ +516%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $8,389.00 ↑ +567%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $8,389.00 ↑ +567%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $8,389.00 ↑ +567%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $8,389.00 ↑ +567%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $10,357.70 ↑ +723%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $10,491.28 ↑ +734%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $12,598.92 ↑ +901%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $14,537.22 ↑ +1055%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,711.89 ↑ +1069%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,994.35 $1,028.00 – $13,613.39
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,994.35 $129.42 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,994.35 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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