Rmvl sq defib electrode 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

$1,366.47

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.

$3,904.20

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.

$259.63 with TCHP vs $19,384.00 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
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $259.63 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $278.76 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $374.42 ↓ -73%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $852.68 ↓ -38%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,233.00 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,488.00 ↑ +9%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $2,238.01 ↑ +64%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $2,342.52 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↑ +78%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↑ +78%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $2,537.73 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,537.73 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,654.86 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $2,732.94 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $2,732.94 ↑ +100%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $2,864.65 ↑ +110%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,928.15 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $2,967.20 ↑ +117%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↑ +142%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $3,645.20 ↑ +167%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $3,645.20 ↑ +167%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $3,645.20 ↑ +167%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $3,645.20 ↑ +167%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↑ +167%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $3,718.10 ↑ +172%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $3,718.10 ↑ +172%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $3,754.56 ↑ +175%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $3,900.36 ↑ +185%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $3,900.36 ↑ +185%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $4,326.81 ↑ +217%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $5,132.50 ↑ +276%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $5,467.80 ↑ +300%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $5,467.80 ↑ +300%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $5,467.80 ↑ +300%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $5,729.30 ↑ +319%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $5,758.53 ↑ +321%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +570%
United Commercial|Exchange $11,817.00 ↑ +765%
United Commercial|Charter $17,447.00 ↑ +1177%
United Commercial|PPO $19,384.00 ↑ +1319%
United Commercial|HMO $19,384.00 ↑ +1319%

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