Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$775.44

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.

$5,169.60

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.

$486.45 with SUPERIOR vs $7,808.00 with Cigna — 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|All Other Plans $486.45 ↓ -37%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $486.45 ↓ -37%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $486.45 ↓ -37%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $486.45 ↓ -37%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $486.45 ↓ -37%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $486.45 ↓ -37%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $486.45 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $496.18 ↓ -36%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $501.04 ↓ -35%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $510.77 ↓ -34%
United Commercial|Exchange $570.96 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $729.56 ↓ -6%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $763.73 ↓ -2%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $763.73 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $793.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $870.75 ↑ +12%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $928.62 ↑ +20%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,429.64 ↑ +84%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $1,429.64 ↑ +84%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $1,472.53 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $1,501.12 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $1,515.42 ↑ +95%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $1,608.05 ↑ +107%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,608.05 ↑ +107%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,638.68 ↑ +111%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $1,787.05 ↑ +130%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $2,068.29 ↑ +167%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,110.50 ↑ +172%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,156.96 ↑ +178%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,220.40 ↑ +186%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,220.40 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,321.55 ↑ +199%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,412.08 ↑ +211%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $2,854.80 ↑ +268%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $3,298.88 ↑ +325%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $3,902.92 ↑ +403%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $4,288.92 ↑ +453%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $7,808.00 ↑ +907%

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Core ndl bx lng/med perq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,063.31 $486.45 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,420.97 $520.50 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,952.39 $486.45 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,063.31 $486.45 – $8,921.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,420.97 $520.50 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,420.97 $486.45 – $5,131.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,952.39 $486.45 – $6,837.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,063.31 $486.45 – $8,921.00

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