Visc & infraren abd 4+ prost 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

$13,023.85

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.

$37,211.00

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.

$810.78 with BCBS-TX vs $37,211.00 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 $810.78 ↓ -94%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $1,037.80 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,567.51 ↓ -88%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,859.39 ↓ -86%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,075.60 ↓ -84%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -82%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -81%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↓ -79%
TCHP Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,976.88 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,976.88 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $3,036.42 ↓ -77%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -72%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $3,989.02 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $4,078.33 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↓ -65%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↓ -30%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $9,287.87 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $9,287.87 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $10,046.97 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $13,023.85 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $13,462.94 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $17,489.17 ↑ +34%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $20,466.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $20,466.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $20,466.05 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $22,326.60 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $24,187.15 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $24,187.15 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $24,187.15 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $24,187.15 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $24,187.15 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $25,303.48 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $26,047.70 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $26,047.70 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $26,047.70 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $27,908.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $30,743.73 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $31,629.35 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $37,211.00 ↑ +186%

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Visc & infraren abd 4+ prost at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $13,023.85 $4,093.21 – $37,211.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $9,913.14 – $9,913.14
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $19,584.23 $1,826.96 – $27,744.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $19,584.23 $1,340.49 – $27,744.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $19,584.23 $1,826.96 – $27,744.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $19,584.23 $1,826.96 – $27,744.32

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