Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital

1317 Lake Pointe Parkway, Sugar Land, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1659559573

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

$17.50

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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.

$50.00

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.

$11.54 with Renaissance vs $117.00 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
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $11.54 ↓ -34%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $13.50 ↓ -23%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $15.70 ↓ -10%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $16.03 ↓ -8%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $16.03 ↓ -8%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $16.03 ↓ -8%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $16.03 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $16.19 ↓ -7%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $16.35 ↓ -7%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $16.35 ↓ -7%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $16.51 ↓ -6%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $16.77 ↓ -4%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $17.15 ↓ -2%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $17.15 ↓ -2%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $17.50 ↑ +0%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $17.63 ↑ +1%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $18.09 ↑ +3%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $21.64 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|Optum $23.50 ↑ +34%
BCBS-TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $23.68 ↑ +35%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $24.05 ↑ +37%
Superior Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $24.05 ↑ +37%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $24.05 ↑ +37%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $24.05 ↑ +37%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $24.69 ↑ +41%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $27.41 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $27.50 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $27.50 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $27.50 ↑ +57%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $27.70 ↑ +58%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $30.00 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $32.50 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $32.50 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $32.50 ↑ +86%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $34.39 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $35.00 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $35.00 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $35.00 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $37.50 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $41.31 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $42.50 ↑ +143%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $45.42 ↑ +160%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $50.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $50.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $50.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $50.00 ↑ +186%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $50.00 ↑ +186%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $52.10 ↑ +198%
United Commercial|Exchange $72.00 ↑ +311%
United Commercial|Charter $107.00 ↑ +511%
United Commercial|PPO $117.00 ↑ +569%
United Commercial|HMO $117.00 ↑ +569%

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Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $52.33 $14.83 – $74.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $46.14 $9.50 – $69.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $42.28 $8.46 – $52.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $52.33 $13.95 – $74.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $46.14 $14.81 – $69.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $46.14 $23.84 – $69.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $42.28 $14.09 – $63.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $52.33 $13.95 – $74.13

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