Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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

$274.58

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.

$1,569.00

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 $1,741.59 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 ↓ -52%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $134.63 ↓ -51%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $134.63 ↓ -51%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $138.59 ↓ -50%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $138.59 ↓ -50%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $164.99 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $213.51 ↓ -22%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $254.42 ↓ -7%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $282.44 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Exchange $290.00 ↑ +6%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $292.08 ↑ +6%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $300.37 ↑ +9%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $331.76 ↑ +21%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $352.41 ↑ +28%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $359.01 ↑ +31%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $568.92 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $570.00 ↑ +108%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $580.53 ↑ +111%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $580.53 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $592.15 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $597.95 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $621.17 ↑ +126%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $741.36 ↑ +170%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $841.77 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $862.95 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $870.80 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $878.64 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $882.57 ↑ +221%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $957.09 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,098.30 ↑ +300%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,200.92 ↑ +337%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,333.65 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $1,569.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $1,741.59 ↑ +534%

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,161.71 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $673.36 $138.60 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $673.36 $99.77 – $841.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $691.73 $99.77 – $864.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $673.36 $104.75 – $1,010.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $673.36 $99.77 – $1,010.03

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