Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) 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

$22.95

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.

$153.00

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.

$6.49 with UNITED vs $137.70 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 Medicaid|STARKIDS $6.49 ↓ -72%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $6.49 ↓ -72%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $6.49 ↓ -72%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $6.49 ↓ -72%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $6.49 ↓ -72%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $6.49 ↓ -72%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $6.49 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $6.62 ↓ -71%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $6.68 ↓ -71%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $6.68 ↓ -71%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $6.81 ↓ -70%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $7.73 ↓ -66%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $7.73 ↓ -66%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $7.73 ↓ -66%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $7.73 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $7.73 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $7.81 ↓ -66%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $7.96 ↓ -65%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $8.27 ↓ -64%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $9.66 ↓ -58%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $10.19 ↓ -56%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $10.51 ↓ -54%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $11.60 ↓ -49%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $12.37 ↓ -46%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14.47 ↓ -37%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $14.69 ↓ -36%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $20.10 ↓ -12%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $23.19 ↑ +1%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $25.51 ↑ +11%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $27.06 ↑ +18%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $31.23 ↑ +36%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $32.89 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|Exchange $38.25 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $48.96 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $58.14 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $78.03 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $96.39 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $104.04 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $107.10 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $137.70 ↑ +500%

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Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $166.89 $6.49 – $114.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $122.61 $11.33 – $131.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $119.04 $6.49 – $109.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $166.89 $6.49 – $114.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $122.61 $6.94 – $131.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $122.61 $6.49 – $131.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $119.04 $6.49 – $131.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $166.89 $6.49 – $114.68

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