Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$817.25

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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.

$4,670.00

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.

$594.96 with PGT vs $11,861.00 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

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
PGT Medicare|All Plans $594.96 ↓ -27%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $607.10 ↓ -26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $607.10 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $619.25 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $625.32 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $649.60 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $880.30 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $910.65 ↑ +11%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,143.22 ↑ +40%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,176.84 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $1,618.16 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,745.65 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $1,821.30 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,961.40 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $1,973.08 ↑ +141%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,288.30 ↑ +180%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $2,568.50 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,802.00 ↑ +243%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,835.63 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,848.70 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,988.80 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $3,082.20 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $3,969.50 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $4,203.00 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $4,353.08 ↑ +433%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $4,384.17 ↑ +436%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $4,664.01 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $4,670.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $5,130.41 ↑ +528%
United Commercial|Exchange $6,045.00 ↑ +640%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11,861.00 ↑ +1351%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,562.92 $1,009.49 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,997.29 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,126.71 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,562.92 $950.11 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,997.29 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,997.29 $1,548.60 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,126.71 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,562.92 $950.11 – $8,570.48

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