Rmvl sq defib electrode 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

$1,153.35

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.

$7,689.00

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 $10,388.37 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 ↑ +18%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $1,537.80 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,817.00 ↑ +58%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,969.45 ↑ +71%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,571.98 ↑ +123%
United Commercial|PPO $2,921.82 ↑ +153%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,326.00 ↑ +188%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $3,439.94 ↑ +198%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,439.94 ↑ +198%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,439.94 ↑ +198%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $3,439.94 ↑ +198%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,439.94 ↑ +198%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $3,474.34 ↑ +201%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $3,543.14 ↑ +207%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,680.74 ↑ +219%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $3,921.39 ↑ +240%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $4,299.93 ↑ +273%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $4,386.49 ↑ +280%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $4,476.02 ↑ +288%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,844.07 ↑ +320%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $4,923.62 ↑ +327%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,159.91 ↑ +347%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,228.52 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $5,382.30 ↑ +367%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $5,540.46 ↑ +380%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $6,920.10 ↑ +500%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $9,003.25 ↑ +681%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $10,388.37 ↑ +801%

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Rmvl sq defib electrode at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,532.10 $2,134.09 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,417.27 $909.22 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,294.57 $858.91 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,532.10 $2,008.56 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,417.27 $1,417.94 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,417.27 $2,282.26 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,294.57 $1,431.52 – $9,728.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $7,532.10 $2,008.56 – $9,728.21

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