Dexametha opth insert 0.1 mg 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

$888.47

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.

$2,538.47

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.

$79.82 with Renaissance vs $2,538.47 with MHealth Network — 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 $79.82 ↓ -91%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $110.86 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $110.86 ↓ -88%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $110.86 ↓ -88%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $110.86 ↓ -88%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $110.86 ↓ -88%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $110.86 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $111.97 ↓ -87%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $113.08 ↓ -87%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $113.08 ↓ -87%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $114.19 ↓ -87%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $118.62 ↓ -87%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $118.62 ↓ -87%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $121.95 ↓ -86%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $146.83 ↓ -83%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $149.66 ↓ -83%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $156.54 ↓ -82%
United Commercial|Exchange $161.29 ↓ -82%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $165.69 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $166.29 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $166.29 ↓ -81%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $166.29 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $166.29 ↓ -81%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $166.29 ↓ -81%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $213.86 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|PPO $242.84 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|Charter $242.84 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|HMO $242.84 ↓ -73%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $285.59 ↓ -68%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $358.33 ↓ -60%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $360.30 ↓ -59%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $437.81 ↓ -51%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $443.83 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $467.90 ↓ -47%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $467.90 ↓ -47%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $558.47 ↓ -37%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $660.01 ↓ -26%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $660.01 ↓ -26%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $685.39 ↓ -23%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $812.32 ↓ -9%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $888.47 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $918.42 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $1,193.09 ↑ +34%
Humana Commercial|HMO $1,218.47 ↑ +37%
Humana Commercial|PPO $1,218.47 ↑ +37%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,243.86 ↑ +40%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $1,396.16 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $1,396.16 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $1,396.16 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $1,523.09 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $1,523.09 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,650.01 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $1,650.01 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $1,650.01 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $1,776.93 ↑ +100%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,776.93 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $1,776.93 ↑ +100%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $1,776.93 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $1,776.93 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,903.86 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,097.29 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $2,157.70 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $2,538.47 ↑ +186%

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Dexametha opth insert 0.1 mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $3,220.35 $98.66 – $264.03
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $888.47 $121.24 – $2,538.47
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $888.47 $146.83 – $2,538.47
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $888.47 $146.83 – $2,538.47
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $888.47 $146.83 – $2,538.47
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $518.63 – $518.63
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $110.68 – $264.03
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $110.68 – $264.03

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