Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$1,159.61

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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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$3,313.15

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.

$207.28 with CHC vs $2,827.00 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
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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
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $207.28 ↓ -82%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $207.28 ↓ -82%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $218.19 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $222.55 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $298.92 ↓ -74%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $317.59 ↓ -73%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $328.85 ↓ -72%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↓ -65%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↓ -65%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↓ -65%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↓ -65%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $410.53 ↓ -65%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $410.53 ↓ -65%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $414.55 ↓ -64%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $430.65 ↓ -63%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $430.65 ↓ -63%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $576.61 ↓ -50%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $603.72 ↓ -48%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $603.72 ↓ -48%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $603.72 ↓ -48%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $630.40 ↓ -46%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $675.72 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $680.75 ↓ -41%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $759.06 ↓ -35%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,060.21 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $1,159.61 ↑ +0%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,358.40 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,723.00 ↑ +49%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,954.76 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $1,987.89 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $2,153.55 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,153.55 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,252.95 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $2,319.21 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $2,319.21 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,484.87 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Charter $2,544.00 ↑ +119%
United Commercial|HMO $2,827.00 ↑ +144%
United Commercial|PPO $2,827.00 ↑ +144%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $3,181.33 $213.83 – $1,206.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,459.04 $300.32 – $2,188.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,364.77 $218.19 – $1,705.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,459.04 $233.46 – $2,188.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,459.04 $218.19 – $2,188.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,364.77 $218.19 – $2,047.15

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