Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular 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

$4,188.15

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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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$27,921.00

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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.

$3,326.00 with Cigna vs $28,247.94 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.

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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,326.00 ↓ -21%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,294.00 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,725.00 ↑ +37%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,652.19 ↑ +59%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $6,766.28 ↑ +62%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,785.23 ↑ +62%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $6,851.76 ↑ +64%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,851.76 ↑ +64%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $6,984.80 ↑ +67%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $9,892.04 ↑ +136%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $9,892.04 ↑ +136%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $9,892.04 ↑ +136%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $9,892.04 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $9,892.04 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $9,990.96 ↑ +139%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $10,188.80 ↑ +143%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $10,443.94 ↑ +149%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $10,584.48 ↑ +153%
United Commercial|PPO $10,609.98 ↑ +153%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $10,776.55 ↑ +157%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $12,365.05 ↑ +195%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $14,239.71 ↑ +240%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,834.38 ↑ +254%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $14,838.06 ↑ +254%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $15,065.57 ↑ +260%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $15,070.35 ↑ +260%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $15,377.91 ↑ +267%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $16,915.70 ↑ +304%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $17,590.23 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $18,986.28 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $19,544.70 ↑ +367%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $24,481.55 ↑ +485%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $25,128.90 ↑ +500%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $28,247.94 ↑ +574%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $15,987.70 $6,299.00 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17,466.97 $71.00 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $15,987.70 $71.00 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $15,987.70 $6,323.37 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,466.97 $85.00 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $17,466.97 $6,323.37 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $15,987.70 $71.00 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $15,987.70 $6,323.37 – $26,452.82

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