In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$195.65

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.

$559.00

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.

$118.07 with BCBS - TX vs $559.00 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|MyBlue Health Exchange $118.07 ↓ -40%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $136.76 ↓ -30%
United Commercial|HMO $147.42 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|Charter $147.42 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|PPO $147.42 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|Exchange $147.42 ↓ -25%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $150.93 ↓ -23%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $202.25 ↑ +3%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $229.19 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $251.55 ↑ +29%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $252.69 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $262.73 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $278.84 ↑ +43%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $279.50 ↑ +43%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $284.35 ↑ +45%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $307.45 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $307.45 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $307.45 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $335.40 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $340.99 ↑ +74%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $363.35 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $363.35 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $363.35 ↑ +86%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $377.82 ↑ +93%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $381.22 ↑ +95%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $391.30 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $391.30 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $391.30 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $391.30 ↑ +100%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $392.58 ↑ +101%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $419.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $461.85 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $475.15 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $559.00 ↑ +186%

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $623.47 $109.56 – $996.95
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $419.00 $109.56 – $996.95
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $195.65 $143.65 – $559.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $156.60 $109.56 – $996.95
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $361.60 $35.00 – $512.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $164.98 $33.96 – $247.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $164.98 $33.00 – $508.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $361.60 $35.00 – $512.26

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