Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl 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

$663.25

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.

$1,895.00

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.

$208.45 with TCHP vs $9,158.00 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
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $208.45 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $208.45 ↓ -69%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $209.11 ↓ -68%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $212.62 ↓ -68%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $279.33 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $285.58 ↓ -57%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $287.13 ↓ -57%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $337.07 ↓ -49%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $511.65 ↓ -23%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $650.37 ↓ -2%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $650.37 ↓ -2%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $671.02 ↑ +1%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $685.62 ↑ +3%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $714.71 ↑ +8%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $776.95 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $852.75 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $890.65 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $896.00 ↑ +35%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $947.50 ↑ +43%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $1,042.25 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $1,042.25 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $1,042.25 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,079.00 ↑ +63%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $1,137.00 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $1,231.75 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $1,231.75 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,231.75 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $1,326.50 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $1,326.50 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,326.50 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $1,326.50 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,421.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,565.65 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $1,610.75 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $1,895.00 ↑ +186%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↑ +307%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↑ +307%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,128.00 ↑ +372%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↑ +399%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↑ +450%
United Commercial|Charter $4,211.00 ↑ +535%
United Commercial|HMO $4,680.00 ↑ +606%
United Commercial|PPO $4,680.00 ↑ +606%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +1281%

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Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $663.25 $151.60 – $1,895.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2,861.96 – $2,861.96
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $2,861.96 – $2,861.96
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $2,861.96 – $2,861.96
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,380.35 $391.10 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,380.35 $368.09 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,380.35 $368.09 – $7,038.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $1,380.35 $345.09 – $7,038.00

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