Perc cryo ablate renal tum 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

$3,839.75

Cash price

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$10,970.71

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.

$2,430.00 with Humana vs $20,636.00 with Cigna — 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
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -37%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -37%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $3,228.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,894.00 ↑ +1%
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $4,413.12 ↑ +15%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $4,413.12 ↑ +15%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $4,645.39 ↑ +21%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $4,738.30 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|Exchange $4,853.00 ↑ +26%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $6,309.83 ↑ +64%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $6,364.18 ↑ +66%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $6,582.43 ↑ +71%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $7,130.97 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $7,130.97 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,130.97 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|Charter $7,164.00 ↑ +87%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $7,455.00 ↑ +94%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,460.09 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $7,679.50 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $7,679.50 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|HMO $7,961.00 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|PPO $7,961.00 ↑ +107%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $8,076.59 ↑ +110%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $8,215.00 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,228.04 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $8,337.74 ↑ +117%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $10,428.09 ↑ +172%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $10,428.09 ↑ +172%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $10,428.09 ↑ +172%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $10,428.09 ↑ +172%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $10,636.65 ↑ +177%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $10,636.65 ↑ +177%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $10,740.93 ↑ +180%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $11,158.06 ↑ +191%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $11,158.06 ↑ +191%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $12,199.01 ↑ +218%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $14,470.55 ↑ +277%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $14,493.62 ↑ +277%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $14,894.78 ↑ +288%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $15,642.14 ↑ +307%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $15,642.14 ↑ +307%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $15,642.14 ↑ +307%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $16,153.17 ↑ +321%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $20,636.00 ↑ +437%

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Perc cryo ablate renal tum at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $32,272.19 $4,552.48 – $14,638.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $13,038.50 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $11,458.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,517.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $13,038.50 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $11,458.04 $85.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,458.04 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,517.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18

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