Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital

210 South Judson Street, Navasota, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1154317774

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,289.23

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.

$7,367.00

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.

$306.04 with PGT vs $3,947.00 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 $306.04 ↓ -76%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $312.28 ↓ -76%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $312.28 ↓ -76%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $318.53 ↓ -75%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $321.65 ↓ -75%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $334.14 ↓ -74%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $398.79 ↓ -69%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $452.81 ↓ -65%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $461.69 ↓ -64%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $464.20 ↓ -64%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $468.42 ↓ -64%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $470.92 ↓ -63%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $470.92 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $472.64 ↓ -63%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $474.75 ↓ -63%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $484.77 ↓ -62%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $484.77 ↓ -62%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $577.11 ↓ -55%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $590.80 ↓ -54%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $646.00 ↓ -50%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $717.40 ↓ -44%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $844.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $844.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $844.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $844.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $844.00 ↓ -35%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $936.84 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $1,169.00 ↓ -9%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,232.71 ↓ -4%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,255.80 ↓ -3%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,450.00 ↑ +12%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,596.00 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,011.00 ↑ +56%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,947.00 ↑ +206%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $494.01 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,387.55 $332.94 – $4,234.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $332.94 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,061.80 $348.50 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,387.55 $332.94 – $5,081.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,810.24 $332.94 – $4,762.80

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