Pelvic MRI (without contrast) 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

$3,356.85

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.

$9,591.00

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.

$174.32 with Renaissance vs $9,591.00 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
Renaissance Commercial|All Plans $174.32 ↓ -95%
Wellpoint Medicaid|All Other Plans $233.47 ↓ -93%
Wellpoint Medicaid|CHIP $233.52 ↓ -93%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STARKIDS $233.52 ↓ -93%
UHC Medicaid|STARKIDS $238.14 ↓ -93%
UHC Medicaid|CHIP $238.14 ↓ -93%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $238.19 ↓ -93%
HUMANA Medicare|All Other Plans $242.11 ↓ -93%
SELECTCARE Medicare|All Plans $242.11 ↓ -93%
KELSEY Medicare|All Plans $242.11 ↓ -93%
BCBS Medicare|All Plans $242.11 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|HMO $242.11 ↓ -93%
HUMANA Medicare|TRANSPLANT $242.11 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Medicare|PPO $244.53 ↓ -93%
BCBS Medicaid|All Plans $245.14 ↓ -93%
UHC-SecureHorizons Medicare|All Plans $246.95 ↓ -93%
AETNA Medicare|All Plans $246.95 ↓ -93%
Amerivantage Medicare|All Plans $249.37 ↓ -93%
SCANHealth Medicare|All Plans $259.06 ↓ -92%
DEVOTED Medicare|All Plans $259.06 ↓ -92%
KINDRED Medicare|All Plans $266.32 ↓ -92%
CHC Medicaid|All Other Plans $268.55 ↓ -92%
Wellpoint Medicaid|STAR $312.92 ↓ -91%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $319.92 ↓ -90%
KelseyCare Commercial|Exchange $326.85 ↓ -90%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $340.24 ↓ -90%
CHC Medicaid|STAR $359.62 ↓ -89%
Wellpoint Commercial|Exchange $363.17 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice Commercial|Exchange $363.17 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice Commercial|All Other Plans $363.17 ↓ -89%
Harris Health Commercial|ERS $363.17 ↓ -89%
Ambetter Commercial|All Plans $363.17 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial|Exchange $372.85 ↓ -89%
Bright Health Commercial|All Plans $384.80 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Exchange $396.17 ↓ -88%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $722.42 ↓ -78%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $728.58 ↓ -78%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $728.58 ↓ -78%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $767.28 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $767.28 ↓ -77%
NX Health Commercial|PPO $786.86 ↓ -77%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $901.86 ↓ -73%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $1,013.72 ↓ -70%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $1,015.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $1,023.00 ↓ -70%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $1,028.16 ↓ -69%
Humana Commercial|HMO $1,050.00 ↓ -69%
Humana Commercial|PPO $1,050.00 ↓ -69%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $1,119.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,145.00 ↓ -66%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,398.60 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,535.00 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|Charter $2,266.00 ↓ -32%
United Commercial|PPO $2,518.00 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|HMO $2,518.00 ↓ -25%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,589.57 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $2,812.00 ↓ -16%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $3,356.85 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $3,470.03 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $4,507.77 ↑ +34%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $5,275.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $5,275.05 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $5,275.05 ↑ +57%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $5,658.69 ↑ +69%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $5,754.60 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $6,234.15 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $6,234.15 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,234.15 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,521.88 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $6,713.70 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $6,713.70 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $6,713.70 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,193.25 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $7,924.09 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $8,152.35 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $9,591.00 ↑ +186%

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Pelvic MRI (without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,721.60 $227.71 – $3,402.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,456.13 $314.76 – $3,684.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,456.13 $227.71 – $3,070.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,721.60 $227.71 – $3,402.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,456.13 $227.71 – $3,684.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,456.13 $233.47 – $3,684.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,456.13 $227.71 – $3,684.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,721.60 $227.71 – $3,402.00

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