Ghs picc line insert < 5 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

$2,286.90

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.

$6,534.00

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.

$446.27 with Wellpoint vs $6,534.00 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
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $446.27 ↓ -80%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $446.27 ↓ -80%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $446.27 ↓ -80%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $446.27 ↓ -80%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $446.27 ↓ -80%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $455.20 ↓ -80%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $455.20 ↓ -80%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $455.20 ↓ -80%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $468.58 ↓ -80%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $472.88 ↓ -79%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $513.21 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $598.00 ↓ -74%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $598.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $605.29 ↓ -74%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $611.39 ↓ -73%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $687.26 ↓ -70%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $807.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $914.24 ↓ -60%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $942.30 ↓ -59%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $972.00 ↓ -57%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,084.48 ↓ -53%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $1,120.29 ↓ -51%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,210.58 ↓ -47%
Humana Commercial|PPO $1,345.00 ↓ -41%
Humana Commercial|HMO $1,345.00 ↓ -41%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,392.36 ↓ -39%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,392.36 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $1,555.96 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $1,571.52 ↓ -31%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $1,587.08 ↓ -31%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $1,587.08 ↓ -31%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $1,602.64 ↓ -30%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $1,664.88 ↓ -27%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $1,664.88 ↓ -27%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $1,675.00 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↓ -27%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $1,711.56 ↓ -25%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $1,764.18 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,864.00 ↓ -18%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $2,054.00 ↓ -10%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $2,100.55 ↓ -8%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $2,286.90 ↑ +0%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $2,333.94 ↑ +2%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $2,333.94 ↑ +2%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $2,333.94 ↑ +2%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $2,333.94 ↑ +2%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $2,333.94 ↑ +2%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $2,351.61 ↑ +3%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $2,364.01 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $2,396.18 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↑ +8%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Optum $3,070.98 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $3,593.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $3,593.70 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $3,593.70 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $3,920.40 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $4,247.10 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,247.10 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $4,247.10 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,443.12 ↑ +94%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $4,487.00 ↑ +96%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $4,487.00 ↑ +96%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $4,573.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $4,573.80 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $4,573.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,900.50 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $4,965.84 ↑ +117%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $5,056.87 ↑ +121%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $5,160.00 ↑ +126%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $5,398.40 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $5,553.90 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $6,534.00 ↑ +186%

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Ghs picc line insert < 5 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,630.88 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,436.00 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,630.88 $85.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,436.00 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,630.88 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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