Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary 1st vessel 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

$2,069.90

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.

$5,914.00

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $5,914.00 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
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -95%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $650.54 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $650.54 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $663.56 ↓ -68%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $871.73 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $891.24 ↓ -57%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $896.00 ↓ -57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,079.00 ↓ -48%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,452.00 ↓ -30%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $1,596.78 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Charter $1,955.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,029.69 ↓ -2%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,029.69 ↓ -2%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $2,139.69 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|PPO $2,172.00 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|HMO $2,172.00 ↑ +5%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↑ +16%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $2,424.74 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $2,661.30 ↑ +29%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↑ +30%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↑ +30%
United Commercial|Optum $2,779.58 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $2,957.00 ↑ +43%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $3,252.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $3,252.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $3,252.70 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $3,548.40 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $3,844.10 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,844.10 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $3,844.10 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $4,139.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $4,139.80 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,139.80 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $4,139.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,435.50 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $4,494.64 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $4,886.15 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $5,026.90 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $5,914.00 ↑ +186%

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Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary 1st vessel at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $2,069.90 $100.00 – $5,914.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,505.46 $1,559.88 – $7,799.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,393.34 $71.00 – $6,590.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,393.34 $71.00 – $5,491.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $5,505.46 $1,468.12 – $7,799.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,393.34 $85.00 – $6,590.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,393.34 $1,667.00 – $6,590.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,393.34 $71.00 – $6,590.02

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