Ghs fb removal - incisional 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

$483.45

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.

$3,223.00

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.

$483.45 with UNITED vs $4,288.92 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|CHIP $483.45 ↑ +0%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $483.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $483.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $483.45 ↑ +0%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $483.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $483.45 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $493.12 ↑ +2%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $507.63 ↑ +5%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $511.75 ↑ +6%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $527.10 ↑ +9%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $527.10 ↑ +9%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $759.02 ↑ +57%
United Commercial|Exchange $761.00 ↑ +57%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $829.03 ↑ +71%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $905.92 ↑ +87%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,014.00 ↑ +110%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,141.20 ↑ +136%
United Commercial|PPO $1,224.74 ↑ +153%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,531.48 ↑ +217%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,531.48 ↑ +217%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,531.48 ↑ +217%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $1,531.48 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $1,531.48 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $1,546.79 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $1,577.42 ↑ +226%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,638.68 ↑ +239%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,643.73 ↑ +240%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $1,914.35 ↑ +296%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $2,017.72 ↑ +317%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $2,030.49 ↑ +320%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,058.90 ↑ +326%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,191.64 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,256.10 ↑ +367%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,264.79 ↑ +368%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $2,287.42 ↑ +373%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,297.22 ↑ +375%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $2,900.70 ↑ +500%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,957.00 ↑ +512%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $3,717.06 ↑ +669%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $4,288.92 ↑ +787%

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Ghs fb removal - incisional at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,210.04 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,520.49 $71.00 – $5,280.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,173.77 $71.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,210.04 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,520.49 $85.00 – $5,280.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,520.49 $486.45 – $5,280.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,173.77 $71.00 – $4,760.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,210.04 $486.45 – $4,016.35

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