Dx laryngoscopy newborn at Covenant Hospital Plainview

2601 Dimmitt Rd, Plainview, TX · Providence · · NPI 1073580726

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$437.22

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$1,041.00

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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.

$381.11 with Bcbs vs $2,613.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 Vapc3 Government $381.11 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $392.90 ↓ -10%
Superior Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $412.55 ↓ -6%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $414.51 ↓ -5%
Bcbs Ers Hmo $759.56 ↑ +74%
Bcbs Hmo $990.07 ↑ +126%
Baylor Scott And White Individual Bsw Premier Exchange $1,013.65 ↑ +132%
Bcbs Par Traditional $1,088.32 ↑ +149%
Bcbs Ppo $1,099.66 ↑ +152%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Premier/Covenant Preferred All Commercial Plans $1,226.18 ↑ +180%
Baylor Scott And White Group Bsw Plus All Commercial Plans $1,328.80 ↑ +204%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,613.00 ↑ +498%

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Dx laryngoscopy newborn at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $727.48 $71.00 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $727.48 $155.59 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $727.48 $71.00 – $1,011.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $727.48 $71.00 – $1,091.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $623.70 $71.00 – $1,011.53

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