Lead acuity x4 spiral l 86cm 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

$9,747.68

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.

$64,984.50

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.

$1,378.29 with BCBS-TX vs $8,269.70 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 $1,378.29 ↓ -86%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $1,562.06 ↓ -84%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,929.60 ↓ -80%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,021.49 ↓ -79%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,205.26 ↓ -77%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,297.14 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,940.34 ↓ -70%
United Commercial|PPO $3,491.65 ↓ -64%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $4,134.85 ↓ -58%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,686.17 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $5,788.79 ↓ -41%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $5,880.68 ↓ -40%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $6,248.22 ↓ -36%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $6,431.99 ↓ -34%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $8,269.70 ↓ -15%

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Lead acuity x4 spiral l 86cm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $50,985.00 $414.20 – $1,949.20
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $3,934.60 not published
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $5,987.68 $1,280.67 – $4,573.80
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $9,555.00 $0.21 – $1.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $10,666.78 $857.92 – $6,060.60
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $9,555.00 $0.21 – $1.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $9,555.00 $0.21 – $1.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $10,666.78 $1,346.80 – $5,723.90

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