Ghs pacing - transcutaneous 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

$96.00

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$640.00

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$100.00 with Cigna vs $1,721.67 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $100.00 ↑ +4%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $128.00 ↑ +33%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $214.08 ↑ +123%
United Commercial|PPO $243.20 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $326.40 ↑ +240%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $354.06 ↑ +269%
United Commercial|Exchange $355.00 ↑ +270%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $403.20 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $435.20 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $448.00 ↑ +367%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $473.00 ↑ +393%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $576.00 ↑ +500%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $618.53 ↑ +544%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $618.53 ↑ +544%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $618.53 ↑ +544%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $618.53 ↑ +544%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $618.53 ↑ +544%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $624.72 ↑ +551%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $637.09 ↑ +564%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $661.83 ↑ +589%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $773.16 ↑ +705%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $788.60 ↑ +721%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $804.69 ↑ +738%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $885.16 ↑ +822%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $918.22 ↑ +856%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $927.80 ↑ +866%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,492.11 ↑ +1454%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $1,721.67 ↑ +1693%

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Ghs pacing - transcutaneous at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,102.70 $312.43 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $723.40 $123.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $664.41 $113.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,102.70 $294.05 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $723.40 $113.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $723.40 $373.76 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $664.41 $113.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,102.70 $294.05 – $1,612.26

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