Incision of eardrum 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

$129.33

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.

$739.00

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.

$92.13 with SUPERIOR vs $3,943.00 with Cigna — 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 $92.13 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $93.97 ↓ -27%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $93.97 ↓ -27%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $96.74 ↓ -25%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $96.74 ↓ -25%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $106.25 ↓ -18%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $108.41 ↓ -16%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $108.41 ↓ -16%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $110.58 ↓ -14%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $111.67 ↓ -14%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $115.16 ↓ -11%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $116.00 ↓ -10%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $138.45 ↑ +7%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $144.05 ↑ +11%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $145.07 ↑ +12%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $154.34 ↑ +19%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $157.20 ↑ +22%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $161.15 ↑ +25%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $162.62 ↑ +26%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $164.08 ↑ +27%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $164.82 ↑ +27%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $169.77 ↑ +31%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $178.73 ↑ +38%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $205.10 ↑ +59%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $224.27 ↑ +73%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $245.99 ↑ +90%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $249.05 ↑ +93%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $250.59 ↑ +94%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $293.00 ↑ +127%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $325.23 ↑ +151%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,508.00 ↑ +1066%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,888.00 ↑ +2133%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,960.00 ↑ +2189%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,943.00 ↑ +2949%

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Incision of eardrum at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $385.12 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $469.15 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $385.12 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $385.12 $87.58 – $605.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $469.15 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $385.12 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $385.12 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $469.15 $71.00 – $2,975.00

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