Red cell sequestration 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

$288.54

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.

$824.40

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.

$103.48 with CHC vs $2,827.00 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
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $103.48 ↓ -64%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $103.48 ↓ -64%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $108.93 ↓ -62%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $111.11 ↓ -61%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $122.97 ↓ -57%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $127.33 ↓ -56%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $149.23 ↓ -48%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $223.26 ↓ -23%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $261.63 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $263.81 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $288.54 ↑ +0%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $293.90 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $338.01 ↑ +17%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $339.86 ↑ +18%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↑ +39%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↑ +39%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↑ +39%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $402.48 ↑ +39%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $410.53 ↑ +42%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $410.53 ↑ +42%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $414.55 ↑ +44%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $430.65 ↑ +49%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $430.65 ↑ +49%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $486.40 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $494.64 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $535.86 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $535.86 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $560.60 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $577.08 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $577.08 ↑ +100%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $603.72 ↑ +109%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $603.72 ↑ +109%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $603.72 ↑ +109%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $618.30 ↑ +114%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $630.40 ↑ +118%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,723.00 ↑ +497%
United Commercial|Charter $2,544.00 ↑ +782%
United Commercial|PPO $2,827.00 ↑ +880%
United Commercial|HMO $2,827.00 ↑ +880%

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Red cell sequestration at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $106.75 – $508.91
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $445.14 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $407.63 $83.90 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $445.14 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $407.63 $117.27 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $407.63 $109.60 – $1,021.72

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