Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance 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

$1,234.80

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$3,528.00

Gross charge

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$276.53 with TCHP vs $5,160.00 with Cigna — 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

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 Other Plans $276.53 ↓ -78%
Montgomery Hospital District Commercial|All Plans $276.53 ↓ -78%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $276.53 ↓ -78%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $276.53 ↓ -78%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $276.53 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $276.53 ↓ -78%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $282.06 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $282.06 ↓ -77%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $282.06 ↓ -77%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $290.36 ↓ -76%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $318.01 ↓ -74%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $370.55 ↓ -70%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $370.55 ↓ -70%
UHC Medicaid|STAR $378.85 ↓ -69%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $425.86 ↓ -66%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $468.79 ↓ -62%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $499.42 ↓ -60%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $600.05 ↓ -51%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $693.64 ↓ -44%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $693.64 ↓ -44%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $693.64 ↓ -44%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $693.64 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $693.64 ↓ -44%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $693.64 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $700.58 ↓ -43%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $707.51 ↓ -43%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $707.51 ↓ -43%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $714.45 ↓ -42%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $742.19 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $742.19 ↓ -40%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $763.00 ↓ -38%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↓ -35%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $862.77 ↓ -30%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $862.77 ↓ -30%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $906.32 ↓ -27%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $936.41 ↓ -24%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $952.56 ↓ -23%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↓ -21%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $1,040.46 ↓ -16%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,040.46 ↓ -16%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $1,040.46 ↓ -16%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,040.46 ↓ -16%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $1,061.91 ↓ -14%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $1,068.21 ↓ -13%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,075.09 ↓ -13%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,200.10 ↓ -3%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $1,234.80 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $1,276.44 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $1,658.16 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↑ +36%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,864.00 ↑ +51%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $1,940.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $1,940.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $1,940.40 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $2,054.00 ↑ +66%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $2,116.80 ↑ +71%
NXHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,254.33 ↑ +83%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $2,293.20 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,293.20 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $2,293.20 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,399.04 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $2,469.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $2,469.60 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $2,469.60 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,646.00 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +123%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +123%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,914.84 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $2,998.80 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $3,528.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $5,160.00 ↑ +318%

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Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $282.06 – $1,112.59
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,692.88 $262.86 – $3,693.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,010.48 $207.99 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,030.57 $262.86 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,692.88 $262.86 – $3,693.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,010.48 $281.26 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,010.48 $262.86 – $2,501.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,030.57 $262.86 – $2,975.00

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