Inj proc for lymphang 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

$113.40

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.

$324.00

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.

$0.02 with BCBS - TX vs $2,404.80 with KelseyCare — 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|Transplant $0.02 ↓ -100%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $87.48 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -12%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -12%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -12%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $117.23 ↑ +3%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $132.84 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $145.80 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $152.28 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $162.00 ↑ +43%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $178.20 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $178.20 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $178.20 ↑ +57%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $194.40 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $194.40 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $210.60 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $210.60 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $210.60 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|PPO $210.60 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $210.60 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $226.80 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $226.80 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $226.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $226.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $243.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $246.24 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $267.69 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $275.40 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $324.00 ↑ +186%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $896.00 ↑ +690%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,079.00 ↑ +851%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,452.00 ↑ +1180%
United Commercial|Charter $1,955.00 ↑ +1624%
United Commercial|HMO $2,172.00 ↑ +1815%
United Commercial|PPO $2,172.00 ↑ +1815%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↑ +2021%

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Inj proc for lymphang at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $113.40 $87.48 – $324.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,848.76 $523.82 – $2,619.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,526.96 $71.00 – $2,290.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,224.13 $71.00 – $1,530.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,848.76 $493.00 – $2,619.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,526.96 $85.00 – $2,290.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,526.96 $788.93 – $2,290.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,224.13 $71.00 – $1,836.19

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