Destruct ben lesion 15/> 17111 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

$31.50

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.

$180.00

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 PGT 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
PGT Medicare|All Plans $22.94 ↓ -27%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $23.40 ↓ -26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $23.40 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $23.87 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $24.11 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $25.04 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $33.93 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $35.10 ↑ +11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $45.36 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $62.37 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $67.29 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $70.20 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $75.60 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $76.05 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $99.00 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $108.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $109.80 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $115.20 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $118.80 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $153.00 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $162.00 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $180.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $244.62 ↑ +677%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $246.37 ↑ +682%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $262.10 ↑ +732%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $288.30 ↑ +815%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +4687%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +9297%

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Destruct ben lesion 15/> 17111 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $376.54 $71.00 – $564.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $349.15 $69.83 – $495.95
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $349.15 $71.00 – $523.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $376.54 $71.00 – $495.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $376.54 $71.00 – $564.80
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