Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial add-on 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

$3,039.40

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.

$8,684.00

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.

$100.00 with Cigna vs $8,684.00 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
Cigna Commercial|PPO $100.00 ↓ -97%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $100.00 ↓ -97%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $100.00 ↓ -97%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $694.72 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $694.72 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $708.62 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $930.93 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $951.77 ↓ -69%
Aetna-Kelsey Care Commercial|HMO $1,076.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,298.00 ↓ -57%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $1,361.70 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|Exchange $1,676.00 ↓ -45%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,167.53 ↓ -29%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $2,167.53 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,344.68 ↓ -23%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -20%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -20%
United Commercial|Charter $2,474.00 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|HMO $2,749.00 ↓ -10%
United Commercial|PPO $2,749.00 ↓ -10%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $3,039.40 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $3,141.88 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $4,081.48 ↑ +34%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $4,776.20 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $4,776.20 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $4,776.20 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $5,210.40 ↑ +71%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $5,210.40 ↑ +71%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $5,644.60 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,644.60 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $5,644.60 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,644.60 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $5,644.60 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,905.12 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $6,078.80 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $6,078.80 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $6,078.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,513.00 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|Transplant $6,599.84 ↑ +117%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $7,174.73 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $7,381.40 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $8,684.00 ↑ +186%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,187.67 $1,469.84 – $7,349.19
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,706.74 $85.00 – $8,560.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,706.74 $2,948.48 – $8,560.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,556.28 $71.00 – $8,334.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $5,187.67 $1,383.38 – $7,349.19

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