CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$469.70

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.

$1,342.00

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.

$63.50 with Renaissance vs $2,156.00 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 $63.50 ↓ -86%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $86.58 ↓ -82%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $86.88 ↓ -82%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $86.88 ↓ -82%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $88.19 ↓ -81%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $88.19 ↓ -81%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $88.19 ↓ -81%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $88.19 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $88.19 ↓ -81%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $88.19 ↓ -81%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $88.31 ↓ -81%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $88.31 ↓ -81%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $88.62 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $89.07 ↓ -81%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $89.95 ↓ -81%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $89.95 ↓ -81%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $90.84 ↓ -81%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $90.91 ↓ -81%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $94.36 ↓ -80%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $94.36 ↓ -80%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $97.01 ↓ -79%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $99.91 ↓ -79%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $107.36 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $107.36 ↓ -77%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $112.53 ↓ -76%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $116.42 ↓ -75%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $116.52 ↓ -75%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $119.03 ↓ -75%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $119.06 ↓ -75%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $132.28 ↓ -72%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $132.28 ↓ -72%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $132.28 ↓ -72%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $132.28 ↓ -72%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $132.28 ↓ -72%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $133.80 ↓ -72%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $135.27 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $135.81 ↓ -71%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $143.87 ↓ -69%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $204.31 ↓ -57%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $239.43 ↓ -49%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $268.96 ↓ -43%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $271.07 ↓ -42%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $271.07 ↓ -42%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $286.62 ↓ -39%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $362.34 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $469.70 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $485.54 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $507.00 ↑ +8%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $559.00 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $590.00 ↑ +26%
United Commercial|Optum $630.74 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $667.00 ↑ +42%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $738.10 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $738.10 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $738.10 ↑ +57%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $791.78 ↑ +69%
Humana Commercial|PPO $800.00 ↑ +70%
Humana Commercial|HMO $800.00 ↑ +70%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $805.20 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $872.30 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $872.30 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $872.30 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $912.56 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $939.40 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $939.40 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $939.40 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,006.50 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,108.77 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $1,140.70 ↑ +143%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,154.70 ↑ +146%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,315.00 ↑ +180%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $1,342.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,405.00 ↑ +199%
United Commercial|Charter $1,942.00 ↑ +313%
United Commercial|HMO $2,156.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|PPO $2,156.00 ↑ +359%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $79.00 $47.40 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $217.63 $44.79 – $1,841.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $217.63 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $217.63 $86.58 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00

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