Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital

2255 E Mossy Oaks Rd, Spring, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1942208616

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$258.65

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.

$739.00

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $1,013.67 with NXHealth — 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
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -61%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -61%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -61%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $199.53 ↓ -23%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $201.99 ↓ -22%
United Commercial|Exchange $217.00 ↓ -16%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $224.57 ↓ -13%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $233.47 ↓ -10%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $233.81 ↓ -10%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $258.65 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $267.38 ↑ +3%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $293.30 ↑ +13%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $311.90 ↑ +21%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $311.90 ↑ +21%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $311.90 ↑ +21%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $311.90 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $311.90 ↑ +21%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $311.90 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $315.02 ↑ +22%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $318.14 ↑ +23%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $318.14 ↑ +23%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $321.26 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|Charter $322.00 ↑ +24%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $333.73 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $333.73 ↑ +29%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $343.09 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Optum $347.33 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|HMO $355.00 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|PPO $355.00 ↑ +37%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $387.38 ↑ +50%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $406.45 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $406.45 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $406.45 ↑ +57%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $421.06 ↑ +63%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $439.95 ↑ +70%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $443.40 ↑ +71%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $467.85 ↑ +81%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $467.85 ↑ +81%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $467.85 ↑ +81%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $467.85 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $480.33 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $480.35 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $480.35 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $480.35 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $517.30 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $517.30 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $517.30 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $554.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $610.57 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $628.15 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $739.00 ↑ +186%
NXHealth Commercial|All Plans $1,013.67 ↑ +292%

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Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $323.74 – $686.86
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $314.96 $89.24 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $381.91 $78.61 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $277.93 $55.59 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $314.96 $83.99 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $381.91 $122.59 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $381.91 $197.32 – $777.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $277.93 $92.64 – $777.56

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