Pelvic Ultrasound (limited) 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

$138.95

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.

$794.00

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.

$69.81 with Cigna vs $794.00 with BCBS-TX — 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
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $69.81 ↓ -50%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $101.16 ↓ -27%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $103.22 ↓ -26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $103.22 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $105.29 ↓ -24%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $106.32 ↓ -23%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $110.45 ↓ -21%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $137.30 ↓ -1%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $140.05 ↑ +1%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $140.05 ↑ +1%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $144.17 ↑ +4%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $144.17 ↑ +4%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $149.67 ↑ +8%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $154.83 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $199.09 ↑ +43%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $200.09 ↑ +44%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $254.42 ↑ +83%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $275.13 ↑ +98%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $282.44 ↑ +103%
United Commercial|Exchange $290.00 ↑ +109%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $296.80 ↑ +114%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $300.37 ↑ +116%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $309.66 ↑ +123%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $331.76 ↑ +139%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $333.48 ↑ +140%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $335.47 ↑ +141%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $340.50 ↑ +145%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $347.37 ↑ +150%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $436.70 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $476.40 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $484.34 ↑ +249%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $508.16 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $524.04 ↑ +277%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $570.00 ↑ +310%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $714.60 ↑ +414%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $794.00 ↑ +471%

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Pelvic Ultrasound (limited) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,066.46 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $560.25 $50.79 – $700.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $483.26 $99.47 – $724.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $483.26 $50.79 – $604.07
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $560.25 $50.79 – $700.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $483.26 $54.35 – $724.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $483.26 $50.79 – $724.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $483.26 $50.79 – $724.89

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