Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$4,283.41

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$12,238.30

Gross charge

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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.

$813.85 with TCHP vs $9,301.11 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

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 $813.85 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $873.82 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,173.66 ↓ -73%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,233.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,488.00 ↓ -65%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -43%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -43%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,672.85 ↓ -38%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -23%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $3,447.14 ↓ -20%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $4,412.34 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,853.00 ↑ +13%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +26%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +26%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +26%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $5,414.46 ↑ +26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $5,522.75 ↑ +29%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $5,522.75 ↑ +29%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $5,576.89 ↑ +30%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↑ +35%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $5,793.47 ↑ +35%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $6,664.48 ↑ +56%
United Commercial|Charter $7,164.00 ↑ +67%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $7,342.98 ↑ +71%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $7,905.45 ↑ +85%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $7,954.90 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,954.90 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $7,954.90 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|HMO $7,961.00 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|PPO $7,961.00 ↑ +86%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $7,974.68 ↑ +86%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $8,121.69 ↑ +90%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +90%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $8,121.69 ↑ +90%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,322.05 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $8,566.81 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $8,566.81 ↑ +100%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $8,824.68 ↑ +106%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,178.73 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $9,301.11 ↑ +117%

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