Ecmo/ecls insj prph cannula 6yrs&older opn 33954 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

$6,123.25

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.

$17,495.00

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.

$335.15 with BCBS - TX vs $17,495.00 with MHealth Network — 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
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $335.15 ↓ -95%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $460.20 ↓ -92%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $540.24 ↓ -91%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $1,075.47 ↓ -82%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $1,145.50 ↓ -81%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,924.45 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,924.45 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,962.94 ↓ -68%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -61%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $2,578.77 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $2,636.50 ↓ -57%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -56%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↓ -56%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,128.00 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|Charter $4,211.00 ↓ -31%
United Commercial|HMO $4,680.00 ↓ -24%
United Commercial|PPO $4,680.00 ↓ -24%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $4,723.65 ↓ -23%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,004.29 ↓ -2%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,004.29 ↓ -2%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $6,329.70 ↑ +3%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $7,172.95 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $7,872.75 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $8,222.65 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $8,747.50 ↑ +43%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +50%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $9,622.25 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $9,622.25 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $9,622.25 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $10,497.00 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $11,371.75 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $11,371.75 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $11,371.75 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $12,246.50 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $12,246.50 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $12,246.50 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $12,246.50 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,121.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,454.37 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $14,870.75 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $17,495.00 ↑ +186%

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Ecmo/ecls insj prph cannula 6yrs&older opn 33954 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6,123.25 $1,399.60 – $17,495.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $4,587.02 – $4,587.02
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $4,587.02 – $4,587.02
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $4,587.02 – $4,587.02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,313.68 $372.21 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $925.55 $190.51 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $999.59 $199.92 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,313.68 $350.31 – $7,038.00

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