Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm at Ascension Providence
6901 Medical Pkwy, Waco, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093708679
$3,083.67
Cash price 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.
$8,565.75
Gross charge 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.
$245.04 with BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO vs $273.49 with BCBS PPO — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO | 870_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $245.04 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH | 872_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MYBLUEHEATH 20250101 | $262.55 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS PPO | 869_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $273.49 | ↓ -91% |
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Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $1,722.91 | not published |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena | $3,202.40 | $219.92 – $749.70 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $877.10 | $194.72 – $1,113.00 |
| St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital | Madisonville | $1,645.35 | $158.33 – $3,575.70 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin | $1,028.25 | $179.09 – $6,169.50 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring | $877.10 | $226.10 – $1,113.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | $877.10 | $226.10 – $1,113.00 |
| St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital | College Station | $1,645.35 | $158.33 – $6,581.40 |