Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple 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

$178.92

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$511.20

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.

$80.12 with BCBS-TX vs $2,749.00 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
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $80.12 ↓ -55%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $82.06 ↓ -54%
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $82.06 ↓ -54%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $86.38 ↓ -52%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $88.11 ↓ -51%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $102.56 ↓ -43%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $118.34 ↓ -34%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $140.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $154.00 ↓ -14%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $154.90 ↓ -13%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $183.75 ↑ +3%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $205.11 ↑ +15%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $269.51 ↑ +51%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $306.72 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $332.28 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $332.28 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $332.28 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $347.62 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $357.84 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $357.84 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +114%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $387.00 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $388.52 ↑ +117%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +124%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +124%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +124%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $400.18 ↑ +124%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $408.18 ↑ +128%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $408.18 ↑ +128%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $412.19 ↑ +130%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $428.19 ↑ +139%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $428.19 ↑ +139%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $578.01 ↑ +223%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $600.27 ↑ +235%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $600.27 ↑ +235%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $600.27 ↑ +235%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↑ +351%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↑ +443%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +837%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +1258%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +1258%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +1283%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +1436%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +1436%

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Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $84.65 – $771.31
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,455.26 $133.54 – $4,826.69
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $699.02 $86.38 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $711.92 $71.00 – $1,067.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $843.22 $71.00 – $1,054.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $699.02 $86.38 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $711.92 $85.00 – $1,067.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $711.92 $86.38 – $1,067.88

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