Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) 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

$3,600.80

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$10,288.00

Gross charge

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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.

$128.38 with Renaissance vs $10,288.00 with MHealth Network — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $128.38 ↓ -96%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $175.06 ↓ -95%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $178.31 ↓ -95%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $178.31 ↓ -95%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $178.31 ↓ -95%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $178.31 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $178.31 ↓ -95%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $178.31 ↓ -95%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $178.56 ↓ -95%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $178.56 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $180.09 ↓ -95%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $180.34 ↓ -95%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $180.34 ↓ -95%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $181.88 ↓ -95%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $181.88 ↓ -95%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $183.66 ↓ -95%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $183.81 ↓ -95%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $183.95 ↓ -95%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $190.79 ↓ -95%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $190.79 ↓ -95%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $196.14 ↓ -95%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $207.39 ↓ -94%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $240.72 ↓ -93%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $241.66 ↓ -93%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $247.07 ↓ -93%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $266.04 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $267.46 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $267.46 ↓ -93%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $267.46 ↓ -93%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $267.46 ↓ -93%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $267.46 ↓ -93%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $274.60 ↓ -92%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $277.72 ↓ -92%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $298.72 ↓ -92%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $309.77 ↓ -91%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $507.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $559.00 ↓ -84%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $562.66 ↓ -84%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $562.66 ↓ -84%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $564.88 ↓ -84%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $579.51 ↓ -84%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $590.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $667.00 ↓ -81%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $705.19 ↓ -80%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $792.66 ↓ -78%
Humana Commercial|HMO $800.00 ↓ -78%
Humana Commercial|PPO $800.00 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $823.04 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $823.04 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,102.88 ↓ -69%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,154.70 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,315.00 ↓ -63%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,405.00 ↓ -61%
United Commercial|Charter $1,942.00 ↓ -46%
United Commercial|HMO $2,156.00 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|PPO $2,156.00 ↓ -40%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,777.76 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $3,600.80 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $3,722.20 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $4,835.36 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $5,658.40 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $5,658.40 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $5,658.40 ↑ +57%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $6,069.92 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $6,172.80 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,687.20 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $6,687.20 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $6,687.20 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,995.84 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $7,201.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $7,201.60 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $7,201.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,716.00 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $8,499.95 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $8,744.80 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $10,288.00 ↑ +186%

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Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $5,118.42 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,061.80 $236.02 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,061.80 $167.39 – $3,827.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,061.80 $167.39 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,061.80 $175.06 – $4,592.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,061.80 $167.39 – $4,592.70

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