Perq plmt bile duct stent 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

$2,324.10

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.

$15,494.00

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.

$2,692.15 with SUPERIOR vs $15,263.73 with Brookshire Brothers — 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,692.15 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,745.99 ↑ +18%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,772.91 ↑ +19%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,772.91 ↑ +19%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $2,826.76 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,907.00 ↑ +25%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $3,190.25 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,876.00 ↑ +67%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $4,226.68 ↑ +82%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $4,361.28 ↑ +88%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,514.75 ↑ +137%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $5,514.75 ↑ +137%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $5,514.75 ↑ +137%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $5,514.75 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $5,514.75 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $5,569.90 ↑ +140%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $5,680.19 ↑ +144%
United Commercial|PPO $5,887.72 ↑ +153%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,900.78 ↑ +154%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,003.49 ↑ +158%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $6,893.44 ↑ +197%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $7,105.55 ↑ +206%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $7,250.57 ↑ +212%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,901.94 ↑ +240%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $7,975.62 ↑ +243%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $8,140.66 ↑ +250%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $8,272.13 ↑ +256%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $8,720.00 ↑ +275%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $9,761.22 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $10,535.92 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $10,845.80 ↑ +367%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $13,228.57 ↑ +469%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $13,944.60 ↑ +500%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $15,263.73 ↑ +557%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6,085.18 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,847.95 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,847.95 $71.00 – $14,293.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $6,085.18 $2,559.08 – $14,293.73

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