Transcath closure of asd 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

$10,888.85

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.

$31,111.00

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.

$2,351.00 with Aetna-Kelsey Care vs $58,453.88 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 $2,351.00 ↓ -78%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,488.88 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,488.88 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,538.66 ↓ -77%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,835.00 ↓ -74%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $3,335.10 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $3,409.77 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,841.00 ↓ -56%
United Commercial|Charter $7,145.00 ↓ -34%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $7,765.31 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $7,765.31 ↓ -29%
United Commercial|PPO $7,939.00 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|HMO $7,939.00 ↓ -27%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $8,399.97 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $10,888.85 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $11,255.96 ↑ +3%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $11,954.98 ↑ +10%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $12,949.78 ↑ +19%
United Commercial|Optum $14,622.17 ↑ +34%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $15,302.37 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $16,927.00 ↑ +55%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $17,111.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $17,111.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $17,111.05 ↑ +57%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $17,985.81 ↑ +65%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $18,165.67 ↑ +67%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $18,345.53 ↑ +68%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $18,345.53 ↑ +68%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $18,525.38 ↑ +70%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $18,652.00 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $18,666.60 ↑ +71%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $19,244.82 ↑ +77%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $19,244.82 ↑ +77%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $19,784.39 ↑ +82%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $20,222.15 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $20,222.15 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $20,222.15 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $21,155.48 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $21,777.70 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $21,777.70 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $21,777.70 ↑ +100%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $23,112.96 ↑ +112%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $23,333.25 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $23,644.36 ↑ +117%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $24,280.84 ↑ +123%
Employer Direct Commercial|PPO $25,180.13 ↑ +131%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $25,703.91 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $26,444.35 ↑ +143%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $26,857.58 ↑ +147%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $26,978.72 ↑ +148%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $26,978.72 ↑ +148%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $26,978.72 ↑ +148%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $26,978.72 ↑ +148%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $27,416.75 ↑ +152%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $27,698.15 ↑ +154%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $30,604.74 ↑ +181%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $31,111.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $46,852.00 ↑ +330%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $58,453.88 ↑ +437%

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Transcath closure of asd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $99,081.83 $32,676.94 – $32,676.94
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $10,888.85 $3,422.21 – $31,111.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $86,490.00 $27,735.55 – $27,735.55
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $91,685.06 $27,735.55 – $27,735.55
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $27,128.00 $6,299.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $28,600.65 $5,886.97 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $26,635.92 $5,327.18 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $27,128.00 $7,234.13 – $43,439.01

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