Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 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

$25.55

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.

$73.00

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.

$43.80 with Cigna Lifesource vs $2,518.00 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
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $43.80 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $47.45 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $47.45 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $51.10 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $51.10 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $54.75 ↑ +114%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $73.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $73.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $73.00 ↑ +186%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $950.00 ↑ +3618%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $1,023.00 ↑ +3904%
Humana Commercial|HMO $1,050.00 ↑ +4010%
Humana Commercial|PPO $1,050.00 ↑ +4010%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,145.00 ↑ +4381%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,145.00 ↑ +4381%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,535.00 ↑ +5908%
United Commercial|Charter $2,266.00 ↑ +8769%
United Commercial|HMO $2,518.00 ↑ +9755%
United Commercial|PPO $2,518.00 ↑ +9755%

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Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $119.02 $43.10 – $46.53
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $71.15 not published
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $50.40 $24.49 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $50.40 $10.37 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $50.40 $24.49 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $50.40 $24.49 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $50.40 $26.20 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $50.40 $24.49 – $2,700.00

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