Mayo gamma-globin full gene sequencing 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

$464.00

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$1,325.70

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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$37.45 with BCBS - TX vs $994.28 with MultiPlan — 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
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $37.45 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $48.74 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $83.62 ↓ -82%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $112.35 ↓ -76%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $131.58 ↓ -72%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $253.41 ↓ -45%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $279.63 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $382.31 ↓ -18%
United Commercial|Charter $662.85 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|HMO $662.85 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|Exchange $662.85 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|PPO $662.85 ↑ +43%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $782.17 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $795.42 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $861.71 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $861.71 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $901.48 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $927.99 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $927.99 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $994.28 ↑ +114%

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Mayo gamma-globin full gene sequencing at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $51.81 – $472.97
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,487.95 $0.01 – $62.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7,487.95 $0.00 – $0.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,487.95 $0.00 – $132.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,487.95 $0.00 – $93.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7,487.95 $0.01 – $161.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7,487.95 $0.01 – $8.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7,487.95 $0.01 – $132.61

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