Consult comp w/report rfrd material 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

$494.03

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.

$2,823.00

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.

$89.22 with United vs $2,540.70 with Multiplan — 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|All Other Plans $89.22 ↓ -82%
United Commercial|Exchange $137.09 ↓ -72%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $173.64 ↓ -65%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $173.64 ↓ -65%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $177.10 ↓ -64%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $180.84 ↓ -63%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $186.94 ↓ -62%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $204.31 ↓ -59%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $359.66 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $366.99 ↓ -26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $366.99 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $374.33 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $378.00 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $392.68 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $532.14 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $550.49 ↑ +11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $711.40 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $978.17 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,055.24 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $1,100.97 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,185.66 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $1,192.72 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $1,552.65 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,693.80 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,722.03 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,806.72 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,863.18 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,399.55 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,540.70 ↑ +414%

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Consult comp w/report rfrd material at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $425.93 $35.00 – $532.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $414.00 $36.00 – $621.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $414.00 $36.00 – $517.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $425.93 $35.00 – $532.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $414.00 $36.00 – $621.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $414.00 $26.00 – $621.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $414.00 $36.00 – $621.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $425.93 $35.00 – $532.41

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