Med physic dos eval rad exps 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

$442.05

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.

$1,263.00

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.

$140.00 with United vs $1,727.24 with NX Health — 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
United Commercial|Exchange $140.00 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Charter $209.00 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|PPO $230.00 ↓ -48%
United Commercial|HMO $230.00 ↓ -48%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $341.01 ↓ -23%
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $382.65 ↓ -13%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $442.05 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $456.96 ↑ +3%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $531.46 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $531.46 ↑ +20%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $531.46 ↑ +20%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $531.46 ↑ +20%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $531.46 ↑ +20%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $531.46 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $536.77 ↑ +21%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $542.09 ↑ +23%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $542.09 ↑ +23%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $547.40 ↑ +24%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $566.30 ↑ +28%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $568.66 ↑ +29%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $568.66 ↑ +29%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $584.61 ↑ +32%
United Commercial|Optum $593.61 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $694.65 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $694.65 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $694.65 ↑ +57%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $717.47 ↑ +62%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $745.17 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $757.80 ↑ +71%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $797.19 ↑ +80%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $797.19 ↑ +80%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $797.19 ↑ +80%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $797.19 ↑ +80%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $797.19 ↑ +80%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $818.45 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $820.95 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $820.95 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $820.95 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $858.84 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $884.10 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $884.10 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $884.10 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $947.25 ↑ +114%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,015.90 ↑ +130%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,043.50 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $1,073.55 ↑ +143%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $1,118.86 ↑ +153%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,263.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,372.86 ↑ +211%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $1,727.24 ↑ +291%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $798.01 $226.10 – $1,327.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $674.72 $138.88 – $1,327.77
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $798.01 $212.80 – $1,327.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $674.72 $216.59 – $1,327.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $674.72 $348.61 – $1,327.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $534.14 $178.05 – $1,327.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $798.01 $212.80 – $1,327.77

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