Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$6,832.00

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$19,520.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$1,369.00 with Aetna vs $19,520.00 with MHealth Network — 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

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
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $1,369.00 ↓ -80%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,518.30 ↓ -78%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,648.00 ↓ -76%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,147.20 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,147.20 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,190.15 ↓ -68%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -60%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↓ -60%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $2,877.25 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $2,941.67 ↓ -57%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -52%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -47%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $3,860.80 ↓ -43%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $3,898.41 ↓ -43%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $4,228.49 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,848.00 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $5,270.40 ↓ -23%
AETNA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|TRANSPLANT $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $5,414.46 ↓ -21%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Transplant $5,419.07 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $5,468.60 ↓ -20%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $5,522.75 ↓ -19%
AETNA Medicare|All Other Plans $5,522.75 ↓ -19%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↓ -18%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $5,685.18 ↓ -17%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↓ -15%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↓ -15%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $6,497.35 ↓ -5%
United Commercial|Charter $6,527.00 ↓ -4%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,699.27 ↓ -2%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,699.27 ↓ -2%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $7,062.34 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|PPO $7,252.00 ↑ +6%
United Commercial|HMO $7,252.00 ↑ +6%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $7,309.52 ↑ +7%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $7,580.24 ↑ +11%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $7,675.64 ↑ +12%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $7,974.68 ↑ +17%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $8,003.20 ↑ +17%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +19%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $8,121.69 ↑ +19%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +19%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $8,121.69 ↑ +19%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $8,121.69 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $8,338.27 ↑ +22%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $8,784.00 ↑ +29%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Optum $9,174.40 ↑ +34%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $9,376.23 ↑ +37%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $9,760.00 ↑ +43%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $10,111.62 ↑ +48%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $10,736.00 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $10,736.00 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $10,736.00 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $11,712.00 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $11,712.00 ↑ +71%
PHCS Commercial|PPO $12,688.00 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $12,688.00 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $12,688.00 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $12,688.00 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $12,688.00 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $13,664.00 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $13,664.00 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $13,664.00 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $13,664.00 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $14,640.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $14,835.20 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $16,127.43 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $16,592.00 ↑ +143%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $17,596.99 ↑ +158%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $19,520.00 ↑ +186%

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Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $24,333.22 $9,422.19 – $9,422.19
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6,832.00 $1,561.60 – $19,520.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $22,948.42 $7,997.37 – $7,997.37
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $5,617.79 – $7,997.37
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,210.78 $2,043.05 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7,210.78 $71.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,210.78 $71.00 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,210.78 $1,922.88 – $13,613.39

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