X-ray acromioclavicular joints without or w/weighted distraction bilateral 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

$270.20

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$772.00

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.

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$28.74 with Wellpoint vs $869.00 with United — 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
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $28.74 ↓ -89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $28.74 ↓ -89%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $29.08 ↓ -89%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $29.31 ↓ -89%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $29.66 ↓ -89%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $29.66 ↓ -89%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $30.53 ↓ -89%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $33.05 ↓ -88%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $38.51 ↓ -86%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $39.37 ↓ -85%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $44.26 ↓ -84%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $61.01 ↓ -77%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $63.50 ↓ -76%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $67.19 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $82.44 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $84.92 ↓ -69%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $84.92 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $88.19 ↓ -67%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $88.19 ↓ -67%
Humana Medicare|TRANSPLANT $88.19 ↓ -67%
AETNA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $88.19 ↓ -67%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $88.19 ↓ -67%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $88.19 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $89.07 ↓ -67%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $89.67 ↓ -67%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $89.67 ↓ -67%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $89.95 ↓ -67%
AETNA Medicare|All Other Plans $89.95 ↓ -67%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $90.84 ↓ -66%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $92.60 ↓ -66%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $94.36 ↓ -65%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $94.36 ↓ -65%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $95.77 ↓ -65%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Blue Advantage Exchange $102.95 ↓ -62%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $105.83 ↓ -61%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $113.80 ↓ -58%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Transplant $113.99 ↓ -58%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $119.06 ↓ -56%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $123.47 ↓ -54%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $132.28 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $132.28 ↓ -51%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $132.28 ↓ -51%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $132.28 ↓ -51%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $132.28 ↓ -51%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $135.27 ↓ -50%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $135.81 ↓ -50%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $208.44 ↓ -23%
BCBS - TX Commercial|Premier $213.89 ↓ -21%
BCBS - TX Commercial|HMO $252.20 ↓ -7%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $279.31 ↑ +3%
BCBS - TX Commercial|PPO Trad $279.34 ↑ +3%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $286.62 ↑ +6%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $316.52 ↑ +17%
TCH Commercial|Transplant $347.40 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Optum $362.84 ↑ +34%
Shell Commercial|All Plans $386.00 ↑ +43%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $424.60 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $424.60 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $424.60 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $463.20 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|KelseyCare $470.92 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $501.80 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $501.80 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $501.80 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $540.40 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $540.40 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $540.40 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $540.40 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $579.00 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Exchange $582.00 ↑ +115%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $637.83 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $656.20 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $772.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Charter $782.00 ↑ +189%
United Commercial|PPO $869.00 ↑ +222%
United Commercial|HMO $869.00 ↑ +222%

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X-ray acromioclavicular joints without or w/weighted distraction bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $270.20 $28.74 – $772.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $28.74 – $140.47
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $28.50 – $140.47
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $28.74 – $140.47
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $199.75 $29.08 – $249.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $293.30 $60.37 – $439.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $299.18 $29.08 – $373.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $199.75 $29.08 – $249.69

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