Knee Arthroscopy (Cartilage Smoothing) at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro

719 W Coke Rd, Winnsboro, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1659308948

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$1,088.27 with Superior vs $17,425.00 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 Star Kids KM $1,088.27 —
Amerigroup Star KM $1,088.27 —
Superior Chip KM $1,088.27 —
Superior Star KM $1,088.27 —
Molina Chip KM $1,142.68 —
Molina Healthspring Star Plus KM $1,142.68 —
Molina Star Plus KM $1,142.68 —
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,142.68 —
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $1,142.68 —
United Healthcare Star KM $1,142.68 —
Humana Choicecare $2,659.31 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $3,503.94 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $4,133.55 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $4,188.30 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $4,516.79 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $4,817.91 —
Cigna New Business $4,819.00 —
United Healthcare HIX $6,161.00 —
United Healthcare All Payer $6,942.00 —
Cigna PPO $17,425.00 —
United Healthcare VA CCN MM not published by hospital —
Washington National Supp MM not published by hospital —
Aetna All Plans not published by hospital —
Wellcare MM not published by hospital —
Aetna MM not published by hospital —
Allwell Superior Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
American Health Medicare AdvantageMM not published by hospital —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM not published by hospital —
Christus Health HIX not published by hospital —
Christus Health Med Adv MM not published by hospital —
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage MM not published by hospital —
Coventry First Health not published by hospital —
Coventry First Health PPO not published by hospital —
Healthcare Highways PPO not published by hospital —
Healthsmart Preferred not published by hospital —
Humana MM not published by hospital —
Imperial Health Plan MM not published by hospital —
Peoples Health MM not published by hospital —
Phcs PPO not published by hospital —
ProCare Advantage MM not published by hospital —
Provider Partners Health Plan MM not published by hospital —
Shared Health Insurance Company MM not published by hospital —
United Healthcare MM not published by hospital —

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Knee Arthroscopy (Cartilage Smoothing) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,712.46 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,304.96 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,712.46 $85.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,712.46 $1,088.27 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,304.96 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $4,712.46 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $4,712.46 $71.00 – $8,018.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $4,304.96 $71.00 – $8,018.48

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