Inj vocal cord bulking agent 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

$1,313.90

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.

$7,508.00

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.

$61.69 with United vs $7,936.50 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
United Commercial|Exchange $61.69 ↓ -95%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $101.79 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,573.00 ↑ +20%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,787.50 ↑ +36%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,859.00 ↑ +41%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,930.50 ↑ +47%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,073.50 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $2,216.50 ↑ +69%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,216.50 ↑ +69%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $2,592.59 ↑ +97%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $2,645.50 ↑ +101%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $2,645.50 ↑ +101%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $2,698.41 ↑ +105%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $2,724.87 ↑ +107%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $2,830.69 ↑ +115%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $3,378.38 ↑ +157%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $3,835.98 ↑ +192%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $3,932.50 ↑ +199%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $3,968.25 ↑ +202%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,004.00 ↑ +205%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $4,021.88 ↑ +206%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,361.50 ↑ +232%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $5,005.00 ↑ +281%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,005.00 ↑ +281%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $6,077.50 ↑ +363%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $7,150.00 ↑ +444%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $7,936.50 ↑ +504%

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Inj vocal cord bulking agent at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $6,973.00 $52.05 – $114.19
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,873.20 $88.09 – $4,014.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $1,313.90 $61.69 – $6,435.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $1,023.91 $55.52 – $6,143.45
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $1,313.90 $61.69 – $6,077.50
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson $705.14 $241.76 – $1,309.53
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $1,023.91 $1,023.91 – $6,143.45
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $1,023.91 $1,023.91 – $6,143.45

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