Tx l/r atrial fib addl 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

$8,509.90

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.

$24,314.00

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.

$651.39 with BCBS-TX vs $28,954.00 with Cigna — 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|MyBlue Health Exchange $651.39 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $754.01 ↓ -91%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $945.86 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,249.25 ↓ -85%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,418.79 ↓ -83%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,945.12 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $1,945.12 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $1,984.03 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $2,606.47 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $2,664.82 ↓ -69%
Humana Commercial|PPO $4,000.00 ↓ -53%
Humana Commercial|HMO $4,000.00 ↓ -53%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,068.78 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,068.78 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $6,564.78 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $8,509.90 ↑ +0%
United Commercial|Exchange $8,773.00 ↑ +3%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $8,796.81 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $10,461.00 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|Optum $11,427.58 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $11,527.00 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Charter $12,952.00 ↑ +52%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $13,372.70 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $13,372.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $13,372.70 ↑ +57%
United Commercial|PPO $14,390.00 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|HMO $14,390.00 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $14,588.40 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $15,804.10 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $15,804.10 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $15,804.10 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $16,533.52 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $17,019.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $17,019.80 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $17,019.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $18,235.50 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $18,478.64 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $20,088.23 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $20,666.90 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $24,314.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $28,954.00 ↑ +240%

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Tx l/r atrial fib addl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $58,277.11 $1,044.01 – $1,044.01
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $8,509.90 $526.47 – $24,314.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $15,825.00 $1,044.01 – $1,044.01
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $24,165.64 $1,044.01 – $1,044.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $12,204.38 $1,369.71 – $17,289.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,395.20 $1,316.34 – $9,592.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $10,871.82 $1,347.40 – $13,589.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $12,204.38 $1,044.01 – $17,289.54

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