Ablate arrhythmia add on at St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital

100 West Cross Street, Madisonville, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1780731737

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$4,098.33

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.

$23,419.00

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.

$889.29 with BCBS-TX vs $25,573.00 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $889.29 ↓ -78%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,045.70 ↓ -74%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,108.26 ↓ -73%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,233.39 ↓ -70%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $2,983.59 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,044.47 ↓ -26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,044.47 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,105.36 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $3,135.81 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,257.59 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $4,414.49 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $4,566.71 ↑ +11%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,732.98 ↑ +40%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,901.59 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $8,114.69 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $8,754.03 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $9,133.41 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $9,835.98 ↑ +140%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $9,871.00 ↑ +141%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $9,894.53 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $12,880.45 ↑ +214%
United Commercial|Exchange $13,032.00 ↑ +218%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $14,051.40 ↑ +243%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,220.02 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $14,285.59 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $14,988.16 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $15,456.54 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $19,906.15 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $21,077.10 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $23,419.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $25,573.00 ↑ +524%

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Ablate arrhythmia add on at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $12,531.79 $1,371.92 – $17,753.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $12,771.27 $1,349.58 – $19,156.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $12,531.79 $1,349.58 – $15,664.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $12,531.79 $1,045.70 – $17,753.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $12,771.27 $1,648.99 – $19,156.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $12,771.27 $6,598.49 – $19,156.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $12,531.79 $1,371.92 – $17,753.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $12,531.79 $1,371.92 – $17,753.36

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