Chemotx admn pertl cav impl at St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital

17400 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1184868879

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

$268.80

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.

$768.00

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.

$41.57 with BCBS - TX vs $1,079.75 with NX Health — 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
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $41.57 ↓ -85%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $48.11 ↓ -82%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $60.36 ↓ -78%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $79.72 ↓ -70%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $90.53 ↓ -66%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $207.36 ↓ -23%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $239.21 ↓ -11%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $245.76 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $268.80 ↑ +0%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $268.80 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $277.87 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $314.88 ↑ +17%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $332.23 ↑ +24%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $332.23 ↑ +24%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $332.23 ↑ +24%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $332.23 ↑ +24%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $332.23 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $332.23 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $335.55 ↑ +25%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $338.87 ↑ +26%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $338.87 ↑ +26%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $342.20 ↑ +27%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $355.49 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $355.49 ↑ +32%
United Commercial|Optum $360.96 ↑ +34%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $365.45 ↑ +36%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $422.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $422.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $422.40 ↑ +57%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $448.51 ↑ +67%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $453.12 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $460.80 ↑ +71%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $498.35 ↑ +85%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $498.35 ↑ +85%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $498.35 ↑ +85%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $498.35 ↑ +85%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $498.35 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $499.20 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $499.20 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $499.20 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $511.63 ↑ +90%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $522.24 ↑ +94%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $533.21 ↑ +98%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $537.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $537.60 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $537.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $576.00 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Exchange $579.00 ↑ +115%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $634.53 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $652.80 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $768.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Charter $855.00 ↑ +218%
United Commercial|PPO $951.00 ↑ +254%
United Commercial|HMO $951.00 ↑ +254%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $1,079.75 ↑ +302%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $507.17 $87.40 – $838.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $475.70 $71.00 – $838.97
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $475.70 $245.78 – $838.97
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