Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt 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

$150.85

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.

$862.00

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.

$22.94 with BCBS-TX vs $2,960.00 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 $22.94 ↓ -85%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $26.98 ↓ -82%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $28.59 ↓ -81%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $31.82 ↓ -79%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $109.82 ↓ -27%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $112.06 ↓ -26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $112.06 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $114.31 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $115.43 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $119.91 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $162.49 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $168.09 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $206.88 ↑ +37%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $211.02 ↑ +40%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $211.02 ↑ +40%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $217.23 ↑ +44%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $217.23 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $217.23 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $298.69 ↑ +98%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $299.98 ↑ +99%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $322.22 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $336.18 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $362.04 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $364.20 ↑ +141%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $422.38 ↑ +180%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $474.10 ↑ +214%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $513.07 ↑ +240%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $517.20 ↑ +243%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $523.41 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $525.82 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $551.68 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $568.92 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $732.70 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $775.80 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $862.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +900%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +1862%

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Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $942.01 $44.39 – $44.39
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $414.23 $35.40 – $586.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $553.49 $34.82 – $830.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $315.59 $34.82 – $394.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $414.23 $26.98 – $586.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $553.49 $42.55 – $830.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $553.49 $130.50 – $830.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $315.59 $34.82 – $473.38

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