Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 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

$123.20

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$352.00

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.

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.

$59.33 with BCBS-TX vs $2,749.00 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $59.33 ↓ -52%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $68.14 ↓ -45%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $68.14 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $68.14 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $68.14 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $68.14 ↓ -45%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $69.50 ↓ -44%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $69.50 ↓ -44%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $69.50 ↓ -44%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $71.55 ↓ -42%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $75.94 ↓ -38%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $78.36 ↓ -36%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $91.31 ↓ -26%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $91.31 ↓ -26%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $93.35 ↓ -24%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $95.04 ↓ -23%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $104.94 ↓ -15%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $114.70 ↓ -7%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $123.20 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $127.36 ↑ +3%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $136.05 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $140.00 ↑ +14%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $140.00 ↑ +14%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $151.87 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $154.00 ↑ +25%
United Commercial|Optum $165.44 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $193.60 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $193.60 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $193.60 ↑ +57%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $194.45 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $194.45 ↑ +58%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $194.45 ↑ +58%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $194.45 ↑ +58%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $194.45 ↑ +58%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $194.45 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $196.39 ↑ +59%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $198.34 ↑ +61%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $198.34 ↑ +61%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $200.28 ↑ +63%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $208.06 ↑ +69%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $208.06 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $211.20 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $211.20 ↑ +71%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $212.60 ↑ +73%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $212.60 ↑ +73%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $213.90 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $228.80 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $228.80 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $228.80 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $228.80 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $228.80 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $239.36 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $246.40 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $246.40 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $246.40 ↑ +100%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $262.51 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $264.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $267.52 ↑ +117%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $272.23 ↑ +121%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $275.29 ↑ +123%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $290.83 ↑ +136%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $291.68 ↑ +137%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $291.68 ↑ +137%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $291.68 ↑ +137%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $291.68 ↑ +137%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $299.20 ↑ +143%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $299.45 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $352.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $387.00 ↑ +214%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $631.96 ↑ +413%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,076.00 ↑ +773%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,298.00 ↑ +954%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,361.70 ↑ +1005%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +1260%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +1872%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +1872%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +1908%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +2131%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +2131%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $123.20 $95.04 – $352.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $73.11 – $571.10
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $66.78 – $571.10
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $68.14 – $571.10
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $450.28 $68.14 – $562.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $374.65 $71.00 – $561.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $485.26 $68.14 – $606.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $450.28 $68.14 – $562.85

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