Warde bile acids 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

$19.95

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.

$114.00

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.

$15.41 with United vs $102.60 with Multiplan — 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
United Commercial|Exchange $15.41 ↓ -23%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $16.78 ↓ -16%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $17.12 ↓ -14%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $17.12 ↓ -14%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $17.46 ↓ -12%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $17.63 ↓ -12%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $18.32 ↓ -8%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $18.65 ↓ -7%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $23.45 ↑ +18%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $23.92 ↑ +20%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $23.92 ↑ +20%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $24.62 ↑ +23%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $24.62 ↑ +23%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $24.82 ↑ +24%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $25.68 ↑ +29%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $28.73 ↑ +44%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $30.47 ↑ +53%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $33.30 ↑ +67%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $34.00 ↑ +70%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $34.24 ↑ +72%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $36.99 ↑ +85%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $39.51 ↑ +98%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $51.36 ↑ +157%
NX Health Commercial|All Plans $55.64 ↑ +179%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $58.16 ↑ +192%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $59.33 ↑ +197%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $60.09 ↑ +201%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $60.09 ↑ +201%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $61.29 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $62.70 ↑ +214%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $68.40 ↑ +243%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $69.54 ↑ +249%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $70.71 ↑ +254%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $72.96 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $75.24 ↑ +277%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $96.90 ↑ +386%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $102.60 ↑ +414%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $86.33 $10.00 – $107.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $112.49 $12.00 – $168.73
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $112.49 $12.00 – $168.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $112.49 $8.00 – $168.73
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $109.22 $12.00 – $163.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $86.33 $10.00 – $107.92

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