Insertion catheter bladder temporary simple 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

$126.35

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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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$361.00

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.

$24.01 with TCHP 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

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 $24.01 ↓ -81%
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $24.01 ↓ -81%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $25.27 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $25.78 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $34.62 ↓ -73%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $78.85 ↓ -38%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $81.77 ↓ -35%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $104.67 ↓ -17%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +2%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +2%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +2%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $129.11 ↑ +2%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $131.69 ↑ +4%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $131.69 ↑ +4%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $132.98 ↑ +5%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $138.15 ↑ +9%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $138.15 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $140.00 ↑ +11%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $154.00 ↑ +22%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $158.09 ↑ +25%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $187.53 ↑ +48%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $188.56 ↑ +49%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $193.67 ↑ +53%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $193.67 ↑ +53%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $193.67 ↑ +53%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $209.34 ↑ +66%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $216.60 ↑ +71%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $234.65 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $234.65 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $234.65 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $245.48 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $252.70 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $252.70 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $270.75 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $274.36 ↑ +117%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $387.00 ↑ +206%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↑ +539%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↑ +669%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +1226%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +1823%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +1823%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +1858%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +2076%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +2076%

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Insertion catheter bladder temporary simple at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $189.71 – $189.71
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $560.89 $136.29 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $300.37 $85.11 – $375.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $282.53 $58.15 – $423.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $405.91 $71.00 – $507.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $300.37 $80.10 – $375.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $282.53 $85.00 – $423.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $282.53 $145.97 – $423.79

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