An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center

1101 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1184622847

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$3,525.90

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.

$10,074.00

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.

$896.00 with Aetna vs $11,488.03 with NX Health — 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
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $896.00 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,079.00 ↓ -69%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,864.00 ↓ -47%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $2,054.00 ↓ -42%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -32%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $2,545.04 ↓ -28%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $2,611.85 ↓ -26%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↓ -23%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -23%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,719.98 ↓ -23%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $2,860.59 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,128.00 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
Humana Medicare|TRANSPLANT $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
AETNA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $3,570.13 ↑ +1%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $3,605.48 ↑ +2%
AETNA Medicare|All Other Plans $3,605.48 ↑ +2%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $3,640.82 ↑ +3%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $3,644.78 ↑ +3%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $3,711.52 ↑ +5%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,782.21 ↑ +7%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $3,782.21 ↑ +7%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $4,130.34 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|Charter $4,211.00 ↑ +19%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $4,241.74 ↑ +20%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $4,533.30 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|HMO $4,680.00 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|PPO $4,680.00 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Optum $4,734.78 ↑ +34%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $4,771.95 ↑ +35%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $4,948.69 ↑ +40%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $5,037.00 ↑ +43%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $5,160.00 ↑ +46%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $5,192.60 ↑ +47%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $5,302.17 ↑ +50%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $5,302.17 ↑ +50%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,302.17 ↑ +50%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $5,302.17 ↑ +50%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $5,302.17 ↑ +50%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $5,320.57 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $5,443.56 ↑ +54%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $5,540.70 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $5,540.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $5,540.70 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $6,044.40 ↑ +71%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $6,343.05 ↑ +80%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $6,548.10 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $6,548.10 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,548.10 ↑ +86%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $6,840.55 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $7,051.80 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $7,051.80 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,051.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $7,051.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,555.50 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $7,656.24 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $8,323.14 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $8,562.90 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $10,074.00 ↑ +186%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $11,488.03 ↑ +226%

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An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $12,001.96 $6,374.15 – $6,374.15
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $2,823.00 $3,614.70 – $5,410.25
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $3,525.90 $2,719.98 – $10,074.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $5,410.25 – $5,410.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,417.63 $684.99 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,285.88 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48

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