Red cell sequestration 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

$512.58

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.

$2,929.00

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.

$197.97 with BCBS-TX vs $3,251.19 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $197.97 ↓ -61%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $219.77 ↓ -57%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $233.72 ↓ -54%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $258.14 ↓ -50%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|CHIP $489.74 ↓ -4%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $499.53 ↓ -3%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $499.53 ↓ -3%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $514.23 ↑ +0%
BCBS Medicaid|STARKIDS $514.23 ↑ +0%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $612.17 ↑ +19%
PGT Medicare|All Plans $1,062.06 ↑ +107%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,083.73 ↑ +111%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,083.73 ↑ +111%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,105.41 ↑ +116%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $1,116.25 ↑ +118%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,117.00 ↑ +118%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,159.60 ↑ +126%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,307.61 ↑ +155%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,332.09 ↑ +160%
Cigna Commercial|Local Plus $1,376.63 ↑ +169%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,383.96 ↑ +170%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $1,571.41 ↑ +207%
Health Smart Commercial|All Plans $1,610.95 ↑ +214%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $1,625.60 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,640.24 ↑ +220%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $1,647.57 ↑ +221%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,728.11 ↑ +237%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,786.69 ↑ +249%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $2,050.30 ↑ +300%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,193.00 ↑ +328%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $2,241.86 ↑ +337%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,489.65 ↑ +386%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Ref Lab $2,929.00 ↑ +471%
Ellwood Commercial|All Plans $3,251.19 ↑ +534%

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Red cell sequestration at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $445.14 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $407.63 $83.90 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $445.14 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $407.63 $117.27 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $445.14 $109.60 – $1,021.72

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