Ureteral reflux study 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

$174.45

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.

$1,163.00

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.

$290.75 with United vs $1,092.12 with UNITED — 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 $290.75 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $372.16 ↑ +113%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $373.33 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $379.82 ↑ +118%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $379.82 ↑ +118%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $379.82 ↑ +118%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $379.82 ↑ +118%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $379.82 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $383.62 ↑ +120%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $391.21 ↑ +124%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $406.41 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|PPO $441.94 ↑ +153%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $474.77 ↑ +172%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $489.74 ↑ +181%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $489.74 ↑ +181%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $489.74 ↑ +181%
UNITED Medicaid|CHIP $489.74 ↑ +181%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $489.74 ↑ +181%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $489.74 ↑ +181%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $489.74 ↑ +181%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $499.53 ↑ +186%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $504.43 ↑ +189%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $504.43 ↑ +189%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $514.23 ↑ +195%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $514.32 ↑ +195%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $534.18 ↑ +206%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $569.73 ↑ +227%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $581.90 ↑ +234%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $593.13 ↑ +240%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $593.75 ↑ +240%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $616.39 ↑ +253%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $732.69 ↑ +320%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $768.89 ↑ +341%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $790.84 ↑ +353%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $793.38 ↑ +355%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $814.10 ↑ +367%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $945.59 ↑ +442%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $1,046.70 ↑ +500%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $1,091.07 ↑ +525%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,092.12 ↑ +526%

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Ureteral reflux study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $432.89 $209.50 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,298.73 $267.32 – $1,948.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,200.74 $209.50 – $1,500.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $432.89 $209.50 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,298.73 $224.16 – $1,948.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,298.73 $209.50 – $1,948.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,200.74 $209.50 – $1,801.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $432.89 $209.50 – $1,021.72

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