Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$321.92

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$2,146.08

Gross charge

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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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$386.30 with United vs $1,931.48 with Galaxy — 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

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
United Commercial|Exchange $386.30 ↑ +20%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $416.78 ↑ +29%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $416.78 ↑ +29%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $429.28 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $437.62 ↑ +36%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $437.62 ↑ +36%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $437.62 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $441.79 ↑ +37%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $445.95 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $493.60 ↑ +53%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $520.97 ↑ +62%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $536.52 ↑ +67%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $656.43 ↑ +104%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $791.88 ↑ +146%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $1,083.63 ↑ +237%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $1,137.81 ↑ +253%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $1,250.34 ↑ +288%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,375.37 ↑ +327%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,458.73 ↑ +353%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,459.34 ↑ +353%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,502.26 ↑ +367%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,502.26 ↑ +367%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,683.79 ↑ +423%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $1,800.71 ↑ +459%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $1,931.48 ↑ +500%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $855.45 $10.00 – $1,000.27
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,174.80 $12.00 – $1,000.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,174.80 $8.00 – $1,000.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $926.47 $12.00 – $1,000.27
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