Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems 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

$75.60

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$216.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$42.84 with Renaissance vs $821.00 with United — 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

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
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -43%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $58.32 ↓ -23%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $59.50 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|TRANSPLANT $59.50 ↓ -21%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $59.50 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $59.50 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $59.50 ↓ -21%
AETNA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $59.50 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $60.09 ↓ -21%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $60.69 ↓ -20%
AETNA Medicare|All Other Plans $60.69 ↓ -20%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $61.28 ↓ -19%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $62.48 ↓ -17%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $63.66 ↓ -16%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $63.66 ↓ -16%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $64.91 ↓ -14%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $66.01 ↓ -13%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $71.40 ↓ -6%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Transplant $71.86 ↓ -5%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $78.15 ↑ +3%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $80.33 ↑ +6%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $83.30 ↑ +10%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $88.56 ↑ +17%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $89.25 ↑ +18%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $89.25 ↑ +18%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $89.25 ↑ +18%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $89.25 ↑ +18%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $89.25 ↑ +18%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $91.63 ↑ +21%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $93.09 ↑ +23%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $97.20 ↑ +29%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↑ +32%
United Commercial|Optum $101.52 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $108.00 ↑ +43%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $111.12 ↑ +47%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $118.27 ↑ +56%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $118.80 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $118.80 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $118.80 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $129.60 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $131.76 ↑ +74%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $140.40 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $140.40 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $140.40 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $151.20 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $151.20 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $151.20 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $151.20 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $162.00 ↑ +114%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $170.53 ↑ +126%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $178.46 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $183.60 ↑ +143%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $193.38 ↑ +156%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $216.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Exchange $548.00 ↑ +625%
United Commercial|Charter $737.00 ↑ +875%
United Commercial|HMO $821.00 ↑ +986%
United Commercial|PPO $821.00 ↑ +986%

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Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $75.60 $58.32 – $216.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $128.72 – $259.67
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $128.72 – $259.67
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $128.72 – $259.67
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $206.68 $56.30 – $258.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $192.35 $39.59 – $801.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $186.58 $37.32 – $801.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $206.68 $55.12 – $801.00

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