Human epididymis protein 4 (he4) 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

$95.55

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.

$637.00

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.

$17.48 with UNITED vs $573.30 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 $17.48 ↓ -82%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $17.48 ↓ -82%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $17.48 ↓ -82%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $17.48 ↓ -82%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $17.48 ↓ -82%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $17.48 ↓ -82%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $17.48 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $17.83 ↓ -81%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $18.00 ↓ -81%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $18.00 ↓ -81%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $18.35 ↓ -81%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -78%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -78%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -78%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $20.81 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $21.02 ↓ -78%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $21.43 ↓ -78%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $22.27 ↓ -77%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $26.01 ↓ -73%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $27.44 ↓ -71%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $28.32 ↓ -70%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $31.22 ↓ -67%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $33.30 ↓ -65%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $38.98 ↓ -59%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $39.54 ↓ -59%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $54.11 ↓ -43%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $62.43 ↓ -35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $68.67 ↓ -28%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $72.84 ↓ -24%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $84.07 ↓ -12%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $89.75 ↓ -6%
United Commercial|Exchange $159.25 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $203.84 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $242.06 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $324.87 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $401.31 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $433.16 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $445.90 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $573.30 ↑ +500%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $225.79 $10.00 – $135.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $169.75 $12.00 – $162.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $157.32 $12.00 – $135.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $225.79 $10.00 – $135.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $169.75 $12.00 – $162.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $169.75 $8.00 – $162.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $157.32 $12.00 – $162.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $225.79 $10.00 – $135.82

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