Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 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

$839.21

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$5,594.70

Gross charge

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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.

$686.75 with UNITED vs $5,388.12 with Brookshire Brothers — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $686.75 ↓ -18%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $686.75 ↓ -18%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $686.75 ↓ -18%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $686.75 ↓ -18%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $686.75 ↓ -18%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $686.75 ↓ -18%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $686.75 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $700.49 ↓ -17%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $707.35 ↓ -16%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $707.35 ↓ -16%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $721.09 ↓ -14%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $1,078.20 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $1,112.54 ↑ +33%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,169.22 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,268.00 ↑ +51%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,531.45 ↑ +82%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,690.00 ↑ +101%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,936.29 ↑ +131%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,936.29 ↑ +131%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,936.29 ↑ +131%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $1,936.29 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $1,936.29 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $1,955.65 ↑ +133%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $1,994.38 ↑ +138%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $2,071.83 ↑ +147%
United Commercial|PPO $2,125.99 ↑ +153%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $2,420.36 ↑ +188%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $2,604.18 ↑ +210%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,657.33 ↑ +217%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,853.30 ↑ +240%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $2,873.66 ↑ +242%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,904.44 ↑ +246%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,923.06 ↑ +248%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $3,524.67 ↑ +320%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,623.00 ↑ +332%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $3,804.40 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $3,916.29 ↑ +367%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $4,669.70 ↑ +456%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $5,035.23 ↑ +500%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $5,388.12 ↑ +542%

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Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,383.11 $71.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,810.14 $71.00 – $8,512.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,383.11 $85.00 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,383.11 $652.80 – $8,074.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,810.14 $71.00 – $10,215.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,747.01 $652.80 – $5,933.77

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