P-32 sod phosphate ther per mci 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

$86.10

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.

$492.00

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.

$98.40 with United vs $546.12 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 $98.40 ↑ +14%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $177.12 ↑ +106%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $178.40 ↑ +107%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $182.04 ↑ +111%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $182.04 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $185.69 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $187.51 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $194.79 ↑ +126%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $232.47 ↑ +170%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $263.96 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $270.60 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $273.06 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $275.52 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $276.75 ↑ +221%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $300.12 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $344.40 ↑ +300%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $351.40 ↑ +308%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $351.40 ↑ +308%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $376.58 ↑ +337%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $418.20 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $419.05 ↑ +387%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $492.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $492.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $492.00 ↑ +471%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $492.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $546.12 ↑ +534%

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P-32 sod phosphate ther per mci at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $86.10 $62.69 – $442.80
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $86.10 $98.40 – $419.05
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $86.10 $98.40 – $442.80
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $300.96 $36.94 – $450.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $300.96 $36.94 – $450.00
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $290.61 $36.94 – $450.00
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $565.08 $36.94 – $450.00
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $334.17 $36.94 – $450.00

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