Insert hepatic shunt (tips) 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

$1,684.03

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.

$9,623.00

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.

$1,200.32 with BCBS-TX vs $15,273.00 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,200.32 ↓ -29%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,208.89 ↓ -28%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,286.06 ↓ -24%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,414.66 ↓ -16%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $3,489.30 ↑ +107%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,560.51 ↑ +111%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,560.51 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,631.73 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $3,667.33 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,809.75 ↑ +126%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,416.96 ↑ +162%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,546.87 ↑ +170%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $4,715.27 ↑ +180%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,715.27 ↑ +180%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $5,162.74 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $5,292.65 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,340.77 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $5,388.88 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $5,412.94 ↑ +221%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $5,870.03 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $6,736.10 ↑ +300%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $7,365.45 ↑ +337%
United Commercial|Exchange $7,783.00 ↑ +362%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $8,179.55 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $9,623.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $10,681.53 ↑ +534%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $11,778.56 ↑ +599%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $15,273.00 ↑ +807%

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Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $9,754.48 $1,448.96 – $39,592.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,699.59 $71.00 – $5,549.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,180.79 $71.00 – $19,335.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $9,754.48 $2,601.20 – $39,592.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,699.59 $85.00 – $27,530.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,699.59 $1,911.46 – $5,549.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,180.79 $71.00 – $27,530.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $9,754.48 $1,448.96 – $39,592.62

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