Insj perq vad r hrt venous 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

$5,130.30

Cash price

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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.

$14,658.00

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.

$289.49 with BCBS-TX vs $14,658.00 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|Exchange $289.49 ↓ -94%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $370.54 ↓ -93%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $559.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $663.89 ↓ -87%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $741.08 ↓ -86%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,172.64 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,172.64 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,196.10 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,571.34 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,606.52 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -36%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,658.64 ↓ -29%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,658.64 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $3,957.66 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↓ -21%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↓ -12%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $5,130.30 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $5,303.27 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $6,889.26 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $8,061.90 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $8,061.90 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $8,061.90 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $8,794.80 ↑ +71%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +79%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $9,527.70 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $9,527.70 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9,527.70 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $9,967.44 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $10,260.60 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $10,260.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $10,260.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,993.50 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $12,110.44 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $12,459.30 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $14,658.00 ↑ +186%

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Insj perq vad r hrt venous at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $3,626.07 $3,539.44 – $3,539.44
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,130.30 $1,612.38 – $14,658.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $37,485.00 $3,539.44 – $3,539.44
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $3,539.44 – $3,539.44
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $11,556.32 $652.31 – $16,371.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,166.82 $240.17 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,166.82 $233.36 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $11,556.32 $478.62 – $16,371.45

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