MRI orbit/face/neck without & w/contrast 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

$1,006.78

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.

$5,753.00

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.

$461.69 with SUPERIOR vs $6,385.83 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 $461.69 ↓ -54%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $470.92 ↓ -53%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $470.92 ↓ -53%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $484.77 ↓ -52%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $484.77 ↓ -52%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $577.11 ↓ -43%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $1,076.82 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $1,169.00 ↑ +16%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,232.71 ↑ +22%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,244.83 ↑ +24%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,248.65 ↑ +24%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,255.80 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,450.00 ↑ +44%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,466.30 ↑ +46%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,596.00 ↑ +59%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,011.00 ↑ +100%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $2,086.04 ↑ +107%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $2,128.61 ↑ +111%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $2,128.61 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $2,171.19 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $2,192.47 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $2,277.62 ↑ +126%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,718.30 ↑ +170%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $3,086.49 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $3,164.15 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $3,192.92 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $3,221.68 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $3,236.07 ↑ +221%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,947.00 ↑ +292%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $4,027.10 ↑ +300%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $4,403.35 ↑ +337%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $4,890.05 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $5,753.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $6,385.83 ↑ +534%

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MRI orbit/face/neck without & w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,345.40 $494.01 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,345.40 $332.94 – $4,181.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,345.40 $332.94 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,345.40 $349.16 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,345.40 $332.94 – $5,018.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,691.51 $332.94 – $4,614.39

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