Abd/low ext cath 1st at St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center

4600 E. Sam Houston Parkway South, Pasadena, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1407990088

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,154.79

Cash price

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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.

$3,299.40

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $2,749.00 with United — 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
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -91%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $219.39 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $235.55 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $316.38 ↓ -73%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $720.51 ↓ -38%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,076.00 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,298.00 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +45%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $1,979.40 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $2,144.35 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,144.35 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,144.35 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,243.32 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $2,309.30 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $2,309.30 ↑ +100%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +110%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,474.25 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $2,507.24 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +138%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +138%

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,724.64 $1,055.32 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,954.86 $71.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,886.01 $71.00 – $3,607.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,954.86 $85.00 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,954.86 $1,526.68 – $4,432.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,886.01 $71.00 – $4,329.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,724.64 $993.24 – $5,276.58

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