Insertion/replacement implantable defibrillator w/lead(s) single/dual chamber 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

$25,130.00

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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.

$71,800.00

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.

$2,403.00 with Aetna-Kelsey Care vs $104,368.94 with NX Health — 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
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $2,403.00 ↓ -90%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -90%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -90%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,900.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↓ -64%
United Commercial|Exchange $11,817.00 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|Charter $17,447.00 ↓ -31%
United Commercial|PPO $19,384.00 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|HMO $19,384.00 ↓ -23%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $19,386.00 ↓ -23%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $21,852.74 ↓ -13%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $21,852.74 ↓ -13%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $21,852.74 ↓ -13%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $21,852.74 ↓ -13%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $21,852.74 ↓ -13%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $22,289.79 ↓ -11%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $22,289.79 ↓ -11%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $22,289.79 ↓ -11%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $22,945.38 ↓ -9%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $23,121.73 ↓ -8%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $24,211.98 ↓ -4%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $25,130.00 ↑ +0%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $25,130.65 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $25,977.24 ↑ +3%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $29,282.67 ↑ +17%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $29,282.67 ↑ +17%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $29,938.25 ↑ +19%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $30,991.33 ↑ +23%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $32,113.52 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $32,434.66 ↑ +29%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $32,755.79 ↑ +30%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $32,755.79 ↑ +30%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $33,076.93 ↑ +32%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $33,653.22 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Optum $33,746.00 ↑ +34%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $34,361.47 ↑ +37%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $34,361.47 ↑ +37%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $35,324.87 ↑ +41%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $39,490.00 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $39,490.00 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $39,490.00 ↑ +57%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $43,080.00 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $43,080.00 ↑ +71%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $43,353.25 ↑ +73%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $44,958.93 ↑ +79%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $46,670.00 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $46,670.00 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $46,670.00 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $46,670.00 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $46,670.00 ↑ +86%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $46,809.83 ↑ +86%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $48,170.28 ↑ +92%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $48,170.28 ↑ +92%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $48,170.28 ↑ +92%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $48,170.28 ↑ +92%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $48,824.00 ↑ +94%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $49,454.82 ↑ +97%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $50,260.00 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $50,260.00 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $50,260.00 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $53,850.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $54,568.00 ↑ +117%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $54,930.81 ↑ +119%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $55,526.14 ↑ +121%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $59,321.16 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $61,030.00 ↑ +143%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $61,982.67 ↑ +147%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $68,180.55 ↑ +171%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $68,180.55 ↑ +171%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $71,800.00 ↑ +186%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $104,368.94 ↑ +315%

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Insertion/replacement implantable defibrillator w/lead(s) single/dual chamber at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $216,668.89 $23,448.86 – $66,179.41
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $25,130.00 $19,386.00 – $71,800.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $60,141.00 $21,415.69 – $56,171.79
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $181,126.80 $21,852.74 – $56,171.79
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $43,324.90 $6,299.00 – $81,499.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $42,510.52 $8,750.08 – $81,499.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $40,970.38 $15,811.00 – $81,499.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $43,324.90 $21,852.74 – $81,499.55

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