Endovasc visc aorta 2 graft 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

$3,595.20

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$10,272.00

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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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$724.30 with BCBS - TX vs $10,272.00 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

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

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 $724.30 ↓ -80%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $994.56 ↓ -72%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,129.92 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,129.92 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,152.52 ↓ -68%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $1,167.52 ↓ -68%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,514.10 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,548.00 ↓ -57%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $2,324.24 ↓ -35%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -33%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $2,475.58 ↓ -31%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -25%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↓ -25%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,773.44 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,128.00 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,525.36 ↓ -2%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,525.36 ↓ -2%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↑ +1%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $3,716.41 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Charter $4,211.00 ↑ +17%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $4,211.52 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $4,622.40 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|PPO $4,680.00 ↑ +30%
United Commercial|HMO $4,680.00 ↑ +30%
United Commercial|Optum $4,827.84 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $5,136.00 ↑ +43%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $5,649.60 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $5,649.60 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $5,649.60 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $6,163.20 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $6,676.80 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|PPO $6,676.80 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $6,676.80 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,676.80 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $6,676.80 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,190.40 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $7,190.40 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $7,190.40 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $7,190.40 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,704.00 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $8,486.73 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $8,731.20 ↑ +143%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +155%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $10,272.00 ↑ +186%

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Endovasc visc aorta 2 graft at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $3,595.20 $821.76 – $10,272.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $13,442.62 $1,826.96 – $19,043.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $13,442.62 $1,340.49 – $19,043.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $13,442.62 $1,826.96 – $19,043.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $13,442.62 $1,826.96 – $19,043.71

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