Repair of aneurysm 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

$9,704.80

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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.

$27,728.00

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.

$864.13 with BCBS-TX vs $27,728.00 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 $864.13 ↓ -91%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $1,106.08 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,670.65 ↓ -83%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,981.73 ↓ -80%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,212.17 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,218.24 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,218.24 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,262.61 ↓ -77%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -75%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -75%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -75%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↓ -72%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $2,972.45 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $3,038.99 ↓ -69%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -66%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↓ -54%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,920.91 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,920.91 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $7,486.56 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↓ -6%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $9,704.80 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $10,032.00 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $13,032.16 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $15,250.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $15,250.40 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $15,250.40 ↑ +57%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $16,636.80 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $16,636.80 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $18,023.20 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $18,023.20 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $18,023.20 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $18,023.20 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $18,023.20 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $18,855.04 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $19,409.60 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $19,409.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $19,409.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $20,796.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $21,073.28 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $22,908.88 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $23,568.80 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $27,728.00 ↑ +186%

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Repair of aneurysm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $9,704.80 $3,050.08 – $27,728.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $10,565.40 – $10,565.40
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $10,565.40 – $10,565.40
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $10,565.40 – $10,565.40
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,193.77 $338.23 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,093.19 $225.02 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,093.19 $218.64 – $5,388.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,193.77 $318.34 – $7,038.00

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