Laser surgery of prostate 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

$405.13

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,315.00

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.

$294.94 with PGT vs $11,958.00 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 $294.94 ↓ -27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $300.95 ↓ -26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $300.95 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $306.97 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $309.98 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $322.02 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $436.38 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $451.43 ↑ +11%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $583.38 ↑ +44%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $802.15 ↑ +98%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $865.35 ↑ +114%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $902.85 ↑ +123%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $972.30 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $978.09 ↑ +141%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $1,273.25 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,389.00 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,412.15 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,481.60 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,527.90 ↑ +277%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $1,777.28 ↑ +339%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,812.83 ↑ +347%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,812.83 ↑ +347%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,866.14 ↑ +361%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,866.14 ↑ +361%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,967.75 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,083.50 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $2,315.00 ↑ +471%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $2,577.06 ↑ +536%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $4,407.65 ↑ +988%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $4,496.52 ↑ +1010%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $5,924.27 ↑ +1362%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $5,966.58 ↑ +1373%
United Commercial|Exchange $6,094.00 ↑ +1404%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $6,347.43 ↑ +1467%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $6,982.17 ↑ +1623%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $7,855.00 ↑ +1839%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11,958.00 ↑ +2852%

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Laser surgery of prostate at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7,631.27 $71.00 – $12,818.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $10,505.35 $71.00 – $13,131.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7,631.27 $85.00 – $12,818.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7,631.27 $1,689.43 – $12,818.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $10,505.35 $71.00 – $15,758.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $7,631.27 $71.00 – $12,818.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $7,631.27 $71.00 – $12,818.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $10,505.35 $71.00 – $15,758.03

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