Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 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

$199.08

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.

$568.80

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.

$37.35 with CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING vs $951.00 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-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $37.35 ↓ -81%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $37.35 ↓ -81%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $37.35 ↓ -81%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $37.35 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $38.10 ↓ -81%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $38.10 ↓ -81%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $38.47 ↓ -81%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $39.96 ↓ -80%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $39.96 ↓ -80%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $56.02 ↓ -72%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $56.02 ↓ -72%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $56.03 ↓ -72%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $59.98 ↓ -70%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $62.27 ↓ -69%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $69.43 ↓ -65%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $87.09 ↓ -56%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -50%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $115.02 ↓ -42%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $130.63 ↓ -34%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $341.28 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $369.72 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $369.72 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $398.16 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $398.16 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $426.60 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Exchange $579.00 ↑ +191%
United Commercial|Charter $855.00 ↑ +329%
United Commercial|HMO $951.00 ↑ +378%
United Commercial|PPO $951.00 ↑ +378%

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Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $96.13 – $96.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $353.18 $35.62 – $441.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $440.57 $90.68 – $660.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $378.26 $35.62 – $472.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $353.18 $35.62 – $441.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $440.57 $35.62 – $660.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $440.57 $93.42 – $660.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $378.26 $35.62 – $567.39

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