Antibody elution rbc reference at St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine

511 E. Hospital Street, San Augustine, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1578547345

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$84.17

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.

$561.09

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.

$101.00 with United vs $583.54 with Entrust — 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 $101.00 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $129.06 ↑ +53%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $137.59 ↑ +63%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $140.28 ↑ +67%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $150.61 ↑ +79%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $150.61 ↑ +79%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $155.13 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $158.14 ↑ +88%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $159.65 ↑ +90%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $170.07 ↑ +102%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $170.07 ↑ +102%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $173.31 ↑ +106%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $188.26 ↑ +124%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $255.11 ↑ +203%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $272.65 ↑ +224%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $381.55 ↑ +353%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $392.77 ↑ +367%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $392.77 ↑ +367%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $411.17 ↑ +388%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $451.83 ↑ +437%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $473.55 ↑ +463%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $502.25 ↑ +497%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $504.99 ↑ +500%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $561.09 ↑ +567%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $583.54 ↑ +593%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $146.25 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $179.62 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $147.28 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $147.28 $8.00 – $423.12
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