Arth shld srg decompr subacrml sp w/prt acrmplsty w/crccrml sep proc lt(rest method ii cah) 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

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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.

$1,369.00 with Aetna vs $9,029.00 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
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $1,369.00
United Commercial|Exchange $1,452.00
Healthsmart Commercial|AP3 $1,609.00
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,648.00
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $1,795.00
United Commercial|Charter $1,955.00
United Commercial|HMO $2,172.00
United Commercial|PPO $2,172.00
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,262.00
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,594.00
Humana Commercial|PPO $4,300.00
Humana Commercial|HMO $4,300.00
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $5,252.00
PHCS Commercial|PPO $5,252.00
BCBS - TX Commercial|Transplant $5,689.44
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,029.00
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO not published by hospital
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP not published by hospital
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
TCH Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
Humana Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans not published by hospital
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR not published by hospital
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS not published by hospital
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO not published by hospital
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
Aetna Commercial|PPO not published by hospital
Aetna Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
Coventry Commercial|PPO not published by hospital
Interlink Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
First Health Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
United Commercial|Optum not published by hospital
Cigna Commercial|Transplant not published by hospital
CHC Medicaid|CHIP not published by hospital
CHC Medicaid|HMO not published by hospital
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO not published by hospital

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Arth shld srg decompr subacrml sp w/prt acrmplsty w/crccrml sep proc lt(rest method ii cah) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston not published $1,609.00 – $1,609.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,803.01 $71.00 – $5,704.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,243.73 $71.00 – $6,554.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,803.01 $85.00 – $5,704.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,803.01 $1,964.89 – $5,704.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,243.73 $71.00 – $7,865.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $3,803.01 $71.00 – $5,387.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $3,803.01 $71.00 – $5,704.52

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