Fluidotherapy charges pt 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

$143.15

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.

$409.00

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.

$26.83 with BCBS - TX vs $480.00 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
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $26.83 ↓ -81%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $31.06 ↓ -78%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $38.97 ↓ -73%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $51.46 ↓ -64%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $58.45 ↓ -59%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $245.40 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $265.85 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $265.85 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $286.30 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $286.30 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Exchange $293.00 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $306.75 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Charter $434.00 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|HMO $480.00 ↑ +235%
United Commercial|PPO $480.00 ↑ +235%

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Fluidotherapy charges pt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $13.63 – $51.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $134.65 $27.71 – $201.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $132.18 $26.44 – $165.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $134.65 $43.22 – $201.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $134.65 $46.83 – $253.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $132.18 $44.06 – $198.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $134.65 $26.93 – $190.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $134.65 $33.66 – $201.97

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