Hydration IV infusion each additional hour 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

$196.35

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$561.00

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.

$19.99 with BCBS - TX vs $561.00 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
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $19.99 ↓ -90%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $23.14 ↓ -88%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $29.02 ↓ -85%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $33.27 ↓ -83%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $38.33 ↓ -80%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $43.53 ↓ -78%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $46.21 ↓ -76%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $46.21 ↓ -76%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $46.21 ↓ -76%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $46.21 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $46.21 ↓ -76%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $46.21 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $46.67 ↓ -76%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $47.13 ↓ -76%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $47.13 ↓ -76%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $47.60 ↓ -76%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $49.44 ↓ -75%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $49.44 ↓ -75%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $50.83 ↓ -74%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $62.38 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Exchange $65.89 ↓ -66%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $66.92 ↓ -66%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $69.31 ↓ -65%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $69.31 ↓ -65%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $69.31 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $69.31 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $69.31 ↓ -65%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $71.16 ↓ -64%
United Commercial|PPO $99.20 ↓ -49%
United Commercial|HMO $99.20 ↓ -49%
United Commercial|Charter $99.20 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -49%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $150.18 ↓ -24%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $151.47 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $196.35 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $202.97 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $263.67 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $308.55 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $308.55 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $308.55 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $336.60 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $364.65 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $364.65 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $364.65 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $392.70 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $392.70 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $392.70 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $420.75 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $463.50 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $476.85 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $561.00 ↑ +186%

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Hydration IV infusion each additional hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $357.20 $52.71 – $52.71
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $200.22 $41.21 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $241.37 $41.34 – $301.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $190.67 $32.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $200.22 $44.69 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $200.22 $103.45 – $300.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $241.37 $41.34 – $362.05

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