Ultrasound fetal biophysical profile without non-stress testing 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

$362.25

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$1,035.00

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.

$71.13 with BCBS-TX vs $776.25 with MultiPlan — 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

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

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 $71.13 ↓ -80%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $73.66 ↓ -80%
CHC Medicaid|All Plans $81.59 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|All Plans $81.59 ↓ -77%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Plans $85.88 ↓ -76%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $87.60 ↓ -76%
HUMANA Medicare|All Plans $106.51 ↓ -71%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $106.51 ↓ -71%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $106.51 ↓ -71%
CIGNA-HEALTHSPRING Medicare|All Plans $106.51 ↓ -71%
UNITED Medicare|All Plans $108.64 ↓ -70%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $108.64 ↓ -70%
AMERIVANTAGE Medicare|All Plans $109.71 ↓ -70%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $113.97 ↓ -69%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $113.97 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $117.66 ↓ -68%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $129.15 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $147.44 ↓ -59%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $151.35 ↓ -58%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $159.76 ↓ -56%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $159.76 ↓ -56%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $159.77 ↓ -56%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $162.38 ↓ -55%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $170.02 ↓ -53%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $182.06 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $199.24 ↓ -45%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $267.95 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|Exchange $362.00 ↓ -0%
United Commercial|Charter $533.00 ↑ +47%
United Commercial|HMO $592.00 ↑ +63%
United Commercial|PPO $592.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $610.65 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $621.00 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $672.75 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $672.75 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $703.80 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $724.50 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $724.50 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $776.25 ↑ +114%

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Ultrasound fetal biophysical profile without non-stress testing at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $84.16 – $278.60
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $404.98 $85.88 – $506.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $428.68 $88.24 – $643.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $421.33 $85.88 – $526.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $404.98 $85.88 – $506.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $428.68 $91.89 – $643.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $428.68 $85.88 – $643.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $421.33 $85.88 – $631.99

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