Replace aortic valve w/byp cntrl aprch 33369 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

$6,616.75

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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.

$18,905.00

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.

$692.27 with BCBS - TX vs $18,905.00 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|Premier $692.27 ↓ -90%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $950.58 ↓ -86%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $1,115.90 ↓ -83%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,079.55 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,079.55 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,121.15 ↓ -68%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $2,221.47 ↓ -66%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $2,366.12 ↓ -64%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -64%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -59%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,700.00 ↓ -59%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $2,786.60 ↓ -58%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $2,848.99 ↓ -57%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,128.00 ↓ -53%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|Charter $4,211.00 ↓ -36%
United Commercial|PPO $4,680.00 ↓ -29%
United Commercial|HMO $4,680.00 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $5,104.35 ↓ -23%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,488.20 ↓ -2%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,488.20 ↓ -2%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $6,839.83 ↑ +3%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $7,751.05 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $8,507.25 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $8,885.35 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +38%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $9,452.50 ↑ +43%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $10,397.75 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $10,397.75 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $10,397.75 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $11,343.00 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $11,343.00 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $12,288.25 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $12,288.25 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|PPO $12,288.25 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $12,288.25 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $12,288.25 ↑ +86%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $13,233.50 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $13,233.50 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $13,233.50 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $13,233.50 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $14,178.75 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $15,619.32 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $16,069.25 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $18,905.00 ↑ +186%

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Replace aortic valve w/byp cntrl aprch 33369 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6,616.75 $1,512.40 – $18,905.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $9,474.81 – $9,474.81
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $9,474.81 – $9,474.81
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $9,474.81 – $9,474.81
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $6,616.75 $1,890.50 – $18,905.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $6,616.75 $1,512.40 – $18,905.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $6,616.75 $1,512.40 – $18,905.00
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $30,557.18 $1,091.10 – $9,124.00

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