Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming 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

$44.10

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.

$252.00

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.

$32.11 with PGT vs $610.00 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 $32.11 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $32.76 ↓ -26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $32.76 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $33.42 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $33.75 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $35.06 ↓ -20%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $47.51 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $49.14 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $60.48 ↑ +37%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $61.69 ↑ +40%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $61.69 ↑ +40%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $63.51 ↑ +44%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $63.51 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $63.51 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $87.32 ↑ +98%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $87.70 ↑ +99%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $94.20 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $98.28 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $105.84 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $106.47 ↑ +141%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $123.48 ↑ +180%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $138.60 ↑ +214%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $150.00 ↑ +240%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $151.20 ↑ +243%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $153.02 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $153.72 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $161.28 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $166.32 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $214.20 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $216.97 ↑ +392%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $226.80 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $252.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $252.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $311.00 ↑ +605%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $610.00 ↑ +1283%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $262.35 $54.00 – $393.52
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