Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$5,035.45

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.

$14,387.00

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.

$621.95 with BCBS-TX vs $14,387.00 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 $621.95 ↓ -88%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $796.09 ↓ -84%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,150.96 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,150.96 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,173.98 ↓ -77%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,202.43 ↓ -76%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,426.33 ↓ -72%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,542.29 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,576.82 ↓ -69%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,592.18 ↓ -68%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -52%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -52%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -52%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↓ -45%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -34%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,591.00 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $3,591.00 ↓ -29%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -28%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $3,884.49 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↓ -10%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↓ -10%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $4,781.00 ↓ -5%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $5,035.45 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $5,205.22 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,767.00 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|Optum $6,761.89 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $7,912.85 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $7,912.85 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $7,912.85 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $8,632.20 ↑ +71%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +82%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9,351.55 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $9,351.55 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $9,351.55 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $9,783.16 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $10,070.90 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $10,070.90 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $10,070.90 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,790.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $11,886.54 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $12,228.95 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $14,387.00 ↑ +186%

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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,035.45 $1,582.57 – $14,387.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $90,279.00 $7,604.31 – $7,604.31
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $86,612.49 $7,604.31 – $7,604.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $20,784.58 $1,401.45 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $13,905.11 $2,502.00 – $17,381.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $20,784.58 $1,028.28 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74

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