Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) 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

$124.25

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.

$710.00

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.

$78.82 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 Premier $78.82 ↓ -37%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $79.38 ↓ -36%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $84.45 ↓ -32%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $90.46 ↓ -27%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $92.30 ↓ -26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $92.30 ↓ -26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $92.90 ↓ -25%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $94.15 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $95.07 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $98.77 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $133.84 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $138.45 ↑ +11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $178.92 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $246.02 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $265.40 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $276.90 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $298.20 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $299.98 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $390.50 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $426.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $433.10 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $454.40 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $468.60 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $603.50 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $639.00 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $710.00 ↑ +471%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +1114%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,888.00 ↑ +2224%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +2282%

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Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $683.71 $95.15 – $854.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $682.65 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $664.66 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $683.71 $182.32 – $854.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $682.65 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $682.65 $352.70 – $1,023.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $664.66 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $683.71 $95.15 – $854.64

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