Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference 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

$42.00

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.

$280.00

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.

$4.80 with UNITED vs $451.83 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
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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 Medicaid|STARKIDS $4.80 ↓ -89%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $4.80 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $4.80 ↓ -89%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $4.80 ↓ -89%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $4.80 ↓ -89%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $4.80 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $4.80 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $4.90 ↓ -88%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $4.94 ↓ -88%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $4.94 ↓ -88%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $5.04 ↓ -88%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $7.54 ↓ -82%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $7.78 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $10.70 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $25.41 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|Exchange $70.00 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $89.60 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $106.40 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $142.80 ↑ +240%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $161.97 ↑ +286%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $161.97 ↑ +286%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $161.97 ↑ +286%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $161.97 ↑ +286%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $161.97 ↑ +286%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $163.59 ↑ +290%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $166.83 ↑ +297%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $173.31 ↑ +313%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $176.40 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $190.40 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $196.00 ↑ +367%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $202.46 ↑ +382%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $240.98 ↑ +474%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $242.96 ↑ +478%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $252.00 ↑ +500%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $272.65 ↑ +549%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $280.00 ↑ +567%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $280.00 ↑ +567%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $280.00 ↑ +567%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $391.59 ↑ +832%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $451.83 ↑ +976%

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Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $60.26 $4.80 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $74.68 $8.39 – $423.12
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $74.68 $5.14 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $74.68 $4.80 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $50.65 $4.80 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $60.26 $4.80 – $423.12

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