Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) 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

$231.70

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.

$1,324.00

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.

$131.99 with SUPERIOR vs $1,469.64 with Ellwood — 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
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $131.99 ↓ -43%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $134.63 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $134.63 ↓ -42%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $138.59 ↓ -40%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $138.59 ↓ -40%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $164.99 ↓ -29%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $172.29 ↓ -26%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $235.70 ↑ +2%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $254.42 ↑ +10%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $282.44 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|Exchange $290.00 ↑ +25%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $300.37 ↑ +30%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $331.76 ↑ +43%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $352.41 ↑ +52%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $359.01 ↑ +55%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $480.09 ↑ +107%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $489.88 ↑ +111%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $489.88 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $499.68 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $504.58 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $524.18 ↑ +126%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $570.00 ↑ +146%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $625.59 ↑ +170%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $710.33 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $728.20 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $734.82 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $741.44 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $744.75 ↑ +221%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $807.64 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $926.80 ↑ +300%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,013.39 ↑ +337%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,125.40 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $1,324.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $1,469.64 ↑ +534%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,242.44 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $629.42 $87.21 – $786.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $671.72 $138.26 – $1,007.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $604.43 $87.21 – $755.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $629.42 $87.21 – $786.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $671.72 $93.31 – $1,007.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $671.72 $87.21 – $1,007.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $604.43 $87.21 – $906.65

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