Exc mal+marg tal 1.1-2 cm 11602 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

$324.80

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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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$928.00

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.

$138.04 with Wellpoint vs $5,160.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $138.04 ↓ -58%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $138.04 ↓ -58%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $138.04 ↓ -58%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $138.04 ↓ -58%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $138.04 ↓ -58%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $140.80 ↓ -57%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $140.80 ↓ -57%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $140.80 ↓ -57%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $144.94 ↓ -55%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $148.53 ↓ -54%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $158.75 ↓ -51%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $174.37 ↓ -46%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $184.97 ↓ -43%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $184.97 ↓ -43%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $189.11 ↓ -42%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $212.58 ↓ -35%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Transplant $226.59 ↓ -30%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $250.56 ↓ -23%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $269.62 ↓ -17%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $288.13 ↓ -11%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $335.76 ↑ +3%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $347.12 ↑ +7%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $369.72 ↑ +14%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $380.48 ↑ +17%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +23%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare|TRANSPLANT $400.18 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $400.18 ↑ +23%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $400.18 ↑ +23%
AETNA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $400.18 ↑ +23%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $404.18 ↑ +24%
AETNA Medicare|All Other Plans $408.18 ↑ +26%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $408.18 ↑ +26%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $412.19 ↑ +27%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $417.60 ↑ +29%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $420.19 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $428.19 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $428.19 ↑ +32%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $430.68 ↑ +33%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $430.68 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Optum $436.16 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $464.00 ↑ +43%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $480.22 ↑ +48%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $510.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $510.40 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $510.40 ↑ +57%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $540.24 ↑ +66%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $556.80 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $556.80 ↑ +71%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $560.25 ↑ +72%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $578.01 ↑ +78%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $600.27 ↑ +85%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $600.27 ↑ +85%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $600.27 ↑ +85%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $600.27 ↑ +85%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $600.27 ↑ +85%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $603.20 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|PPO $603.20 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $603.20 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $603.20 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $603.20 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $616.28 ↑ +90%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $649.60 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $649.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $649.60 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $649.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $696.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $705.28 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $766.72 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $788.80 ↑ +143%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $896.00 ↑ +176%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $928.00 ↑ +186%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $942.30 ↑ +190%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,079.00 ↑ +232%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $1,300.59 ↑ +300%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,452.00 ↑ +347%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,864.00 ↑ +474%
United Commercial|Charter $1,955.00 ↑ +502%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $2,054.00 ↑ +532%
United Commercial|HMO $2,172.00 ↑ +569%
United Commercial|PPO $2,172.00 ↑ +569%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↑ +731%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↑ +731%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $5,160.00 ↑ +1489%

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Exc mal+marg tal 1.1-2 cm 11602 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $324.80 $250.56 – $928.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $140.80 – $1,165.67
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $128.60 – $1,165.67
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $131.22 – $1,165.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,327.15 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,030.42 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,327.15 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,327.15 $131.22 – $1,990.72

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