Abd/low ext cath addl at St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital

20171 Chasewood Park Drive, Houston, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1710314141

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$850.85

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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.

$2,431.00

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 $2,749.00 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
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -88%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $194.48 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $194.48 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $198.37 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $260.61 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $266.44 ↓ -69%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $606.78 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $606.78 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $656.37 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $850.85 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $879.54 ↑ +3%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,076.00 ↑ +26%
United Commercial|Optum $1,142.57 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,298.00 ↑ +53%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $1,337.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $1,337.05 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $1,337.05 ↑ +57%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $1,458.60 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $1,458.60 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $1,580.15 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $1,580.15 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $1,580.15 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,580.15 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,580.15 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,653.08 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $1,701.70 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $1,701.70 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $1,701.70 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,823.25 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $1,847.56 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,008.50 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $2,066.35 ↑ +143%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↑ +183%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +186%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +186%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $2,431.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +191%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +223%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +223%

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $850.85 $0.02 – $2,431.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,680.49 $476.14 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,275.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,680.49 $448.13 – $2,380.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,020.60 $85.00 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,020.60 $527.31 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,020.60 $71.00 – $1,530.90

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