Rmvl perm pm pulse gen 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

$1,399.50

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.

$9,330.00

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.

$1,363.00 with United vs $22,474.20 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
United Commercial|Exchange $1,363.00 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|PPO $1,639.57 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,817.00 ↑ +30%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,200.48 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $2,718.23 ↑ +94%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,933.97 ↑ +110%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,957.00 ↑ +111%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $3,020.26 ↑ +116%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $3,883.19 ↑ +177%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $4,947.77 ↑ +254%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $5,043.62 ↑ +260%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,046.73 ↑ +261%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,096.20 ↑ +264%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,096.20 ↑ +264%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $5,195.16 ↑ +271%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $7,768.00 ↑ +455%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $7,822.62 ↑ +459%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $7,822.62 ↑ +459%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $7,822.62 ↑ +459%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $7,822.62 ↑ +459%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $7,822.62 ↑ +459%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $7,900.85 ↑ +465%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $8,015.39 ↑ +473%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $8,057.30 ↑ +476%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $8,370.20 ↑ +498%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $9,778.27 ↑ +599%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $11,033.53 ↑ +688%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $11,233.52 ↑ +703%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $11,462.78 ↑ +719%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $11,733.93 ↑ +738%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $11,986.24 ↑ +756%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $12,609.05 ↑ +801%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $19,477.64 ↑ +1292%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $22,474.20 ↑ +1506%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,028.51 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,256.66 $1,287.83 – $21,045.99
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $6,256.66 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $6,256.66 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,286.08 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $7,028.51 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99

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