Impl ahmed 6x25x9.6mm glaucoma vlv w/sil ped ster 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

$2,573.71

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.

$17,158.05

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.

$2,573.71 with BCBS-TX vs $15,442.25 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $2,573.71 ↑ +0%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,916.87 ↑ +13%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $3,603.20 ↑ +40%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $3,774.78 ↑ +47%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $4,117.94 ↑ +60%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,289.52 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,490.58 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $6,520.06 ↑ +153%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $7,721.13 ↑ +200%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $8,750.61 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $10,809.58 ↑ +320%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $10,981.16 ↑ +327%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $11,667.48 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $12,010.64 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $15,442.25 ↑ +500%

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Impl ahmed 6x25x9.6mm glaucoma vlv w/sil ped ster at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $5,498.54 not published
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $3,036.25 $2,210.39 – $15,615.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $3,036.25 $3,470.00 – $14,747.50
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $3,036.25 $3,470.00 – $19,258.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $2,573.71 $2,573.71 – $15,442.25
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $5,498.54 $1,420.73 – $1,420.73
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $2,573.71 $2,573.71 – $15,442.25
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $3,036.25 $3,470.00 – $15,615.00

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