Transcath occlusion cns 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

$14,484.05

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.

$41,383.00

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.

$911.16 with BCBS-TX vs $41,383.00 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 $911.16 ↓ -94%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $1,166.28 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,761.58 ↓ -88%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $2,089.59 ↓ -86%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,332.57 ↓ -84%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $2,403.00 ↓ -83%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -83%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -83%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,900.00 ↓ -80%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -77%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -75%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,969.00 ↓ -66%
United Commercial|Charter $7,337.00 ↓ -49%
United Commercial|HMO $8,150.00 ↓ -44%
United Commercial|PPO $8,150.00 ↓ -44%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↓ -37%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $11,173.41 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $14,484.05 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $14,972.37 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $19,450.01 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $22,760.65 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $22,760.65 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $22,760.65 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $24,829.80 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $24,829.80 ↑ +71%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $26,898.95 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $26,898.95 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $26,898.95 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $26,898.95 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $26,898.95 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $28,140.44 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $28,968.10 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $28,968.10 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $28,968.10 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $31,037.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $34,190.64 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $35,175.55 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $41,383.00 ↑ +186%

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Transcath occlusion cns at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $64,546.66 $11,140.45 – $11,140.45
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $14,484.05 $11,173.41 – $41,383.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $73,246.00 $11,140.45 – $11,140.45
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $11,140.45 – $11,140.45
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $8,944.39 $2,053.15 – $39,592.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,204.34 $71.00 – $6,306.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,363.47 $71.00 – $19,335.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $8,944.39 $2,385.17 – $39,592.62

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