Insertion pacing electrode lv pacing w/insertion of ppm/implantable defibrillator 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

$4,360.86

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$12,459.60

Gross charge

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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.

$828.57 with TCHP vs $14,390.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $828.57 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $889.62 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $1,194.88 ↓ -73%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,528.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,842.00 ↓ -58%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -44%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -44%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,721.18 ↓ -38%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -24%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -16%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $7,475.76 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,098.74 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $8,098.74 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $8,098.74 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,472.53 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $8,721.72 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $8,721.72 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Exchange $8,773.00 ↑ +101%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +110%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,344.70 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $9,469.30 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Charter $12,952.00 ↑ +197%
United Commercial|PPO $14,390.00 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|HMO $14,390.00 ↑ +230%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,706.20 $5,683.69 – $26,559.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $17,706.20 $9,148.20 – $26,559.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $18,940.37 $6,313.46 – $28,410.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $18,479.83 $4,927.96 – $26,179.76

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