St evaluation swallow function 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

$116.55

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.

$777.00

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $699.30 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $100.00 ↓ -14%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $158.87 ↑ +36%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $181.15 ↑ +55%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $181.89 ↑ +56%
United Commercial|Exchange $194.25 ↑ +67%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $197.48 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $248.64 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|PPO $295.26 ↑ +153%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $396.27 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $489.51 ↑ +320%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $528.36 ↑ +353%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $543.90 ↑ +367%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $699.30 ↑ +500%

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $439.28 $285.82 – $285.82
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $340.13 $96.37 – $481.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $420.71 $86.60 – $631.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $400.18 $80.04 – $500.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $340.13 $90.70 – $481.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $420.71 $112.00 – $631.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $420.71 $155.00 – $631.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $400.18 $112.00 – $600.26

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