Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator 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

$2,127.30

Cash price

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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.

$12,156.00

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.

$1,548.68 with PGT vs $18,403.00 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 $1,548.68 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,580.28 ↓ -26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,580.28 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,611.89 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $1,627.69 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,690.90 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $2,291.41 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,370.42 ↑ +11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $3,063.32 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $4,212.06 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $4,543.92 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $4,740.84 ↑ +123%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $4,774.29 ↑ +124%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $4,869.78 ↑ +129%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,869.78 ↑ +129%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $5,013.00 ↑ +136%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,013.00 ↑ +136%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $5,105.52 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $5,135.91 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $6,685.80 ↑ +214%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $6,922.72 ↑ +225%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,293.60 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,415.16 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,779.84 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $8,022.96 ↑ +277%
United Commercial|Exchange $9,379.00 ↑ +341%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $9,871.00 ↑ +364%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $10,332.60 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $10,698.59 ↑ +403%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $10,775.01 ↑ +407%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $10,940.40 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $11,462.78 ↑ +439%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $11,840.24 ↑ +457%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $12,078.95 ↑ +468%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $12,156.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $12,609.05 ↑ +493%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,403.00 ↑ +765%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $10,799.55 $4,538.30 – $21,045.99
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $10,799.55 $4,538.30 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $11,687.71 $4,855.98 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,687.71 $4,538.30 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $9,465.05 $4,538.30 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $10,799.55 $4,538.30 – $21,045.99

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