Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall

811 S Washington Ave, Marshall, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1285280057

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$1,321.53 with United Healthcare vs $12,352.98 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas — 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 Healthcare Star Kids KM $1,321.53
United Healthcare Star KM $1,321.53
Humana MM $1,323.30
Blue Cross TX MM $1,392.95
United Healthcare MM $1,392.95
Allwell Superior Medicare Advantage $1,392.95
Aetna MM $1,392.95
Wellcare MM $1,392.95
Triwest VA MM $1,392.95
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,392.95
Triwest VA CCN MM $1,392.95
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage MM $1,392.95
Washington National Supp MM $1,392.95
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,434.74
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,462.60
Amerigroup MM $1,504.39
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,532.25
ProCare Advantage MM $1,532.25
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,532.25
Superior Star Kids KM $1,876.58
Amerigroup Star KM $1,876.58
Superior Chip KM $1,876.58
Superior Star KM $1,876.58
Christus Health HIX $1,950.13
Molina Healthspring Star Plus KM $1,970.41
Molina Chip KM $1,970.41
Molina Star Plus KM $1,970.41
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,970.41
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $2,214.73
Cigna New Business $2,760.18
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $2,785.90
Healthcare Highways PPO $3,816.00
United Healthcare HIX $5,059.00
Cigna PPO $6,155.73
United Healthcare All Payer $8,581.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $10,482.15
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $10,482.15
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $11,637.66
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $12,352.98
HealthSmart Preferred not published by hospital
Phcs PPO not published by hospital
Aetna All Plans not published by hospital
Humana Choicecare not published by hospital

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,602.44 $1,153.17 – $8,403.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,602.44 $1,364.64 – $7,003.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,602.44 $1,364.64 – $8,403.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,602.44 $1,458.59 – $8,403.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,602.44 $1,364.64 – $8,403.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00

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