An cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$2,785.65

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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.

$7,959.00

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.

$529.26 with TCHP vs $6,048.62 with Aetna — 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
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $529.26 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $568.26 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $763.24 ↓ -73%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,738.19 ↓ -38%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,864.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $2,054.00 ↓ -26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $2,332.01 ↓ -16%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -13%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -13%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $2,984.97 ↑ +7%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +27%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +27%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +27%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,534.78 ↑ +27%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,605.48 ↑ +29%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,605.48 ↑ +29%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $3,640.82 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|Exchange $3,677.00 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $3,782.21 ↑ +36%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,782.21 ↑ +36%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $4,508.54 ↑ +62%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $4,775.22 ↑ +71%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $5,160.00 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,173.16 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $5,173.16 ↑ +86%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $5,302.17 ↑ +90%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $5,302.17 ↑ +90%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,302.17 ↑ +90%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $5,320.57 ↑ +91%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $5,348.06 ↑ +92%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,411.92 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Charter $5,428.00 ↑ +95%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $5,571.09 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $5,571.09 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,969.03 ↑ +114%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $5,969.93 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|HMO $6,032.00 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|PPO $6,032.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $6,048.62 ↑ +117%

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An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $5,410.25 – $5,410.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,417.63 $684.99 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,285.88 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,285.88 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,285.88 $1,697.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48

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