Insertion of heart electrode 33211 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

$4,443.00

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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$29,620.00

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.

$3,326.00 with Cigna vs $30,804.80 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,326.00 ↓ -25%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Advantage HMO $5,043.62 ↑ +14%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
UNITED Medicaid|STARKIDS $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|All Other Plans $5,113.52 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,215.79 ↑ +17%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,266.93 ↑ +19%
United Commercial|Exchange $5,331.60 ↑ +20%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $5,369.20 ↑ +21%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,812.60 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $7,405.00 ↑ +67%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $7,491.40 ↑ +69%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $7,491.40 ↑ +69%
Wellpoint Medicare|All Plans $7,716.14 ↑ +74%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Other Plans $7,865.97 ↑ +77%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $7,940.88 ↑ +79%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $8,028.23 ↑ +81%
SUPERIOR Medicaid|STAR $8,028.23 ↑ +81%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $8,213.75 ↑ +85%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $8,213.75 ↑ +85%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $8,370.20 ↑ +88%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $9,153.20 ↑ +106%
MD Save Commercial|All Plans $9,364.25 ↑ +111%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $11,233.52 ↑ +153%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $11,462.78 ↑ +158%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $12,320.63 ↑ +177%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $12,609.05 ↑ +184%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $20,141.60 ↑ +353%
Angelina County Commercial|All Plans $20,451.52 ↑ +360%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $20,734.00 ↑ +367%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $20,734.00 ↑ +367%
Brookshire Brothers Commercial|All Plans $22,474.20 ↑ +406%
Galaxy Commercial|All Plans $26,658.00 ↑ +500%
Entrust Commercial|All Plans $30,804.80 ↑ +593%

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Insertion of heart electrode 33211 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $9,537.90 $5,113.52 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $8,358.70 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,513.49 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $9,537.90 $5,113.52 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $8,358.70 $85.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $8,358.70 $5,113.52 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,513.49 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $9,537.90 $5,113.52 – $21,045.99

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