Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session 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

$2,722.30

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.

$7,778.00

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.

$156.77 with BCBS-TX vs $9,158.00 with Cigna — 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|Exchange $156.77 ↓ -94%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $200.67 ↓ -93%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $303.09 ↓ -89%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $359.53 ↓ -87%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $401.34 ↓ -85%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $622.24 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $622.24 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $634.69 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $833.81 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $852.47 ↓ -69%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,941.39 ↓ -29%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $1,941.39 ↓ -29%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $2,100.06 ↓ -23%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -12%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -11%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -11%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $2,722.30 ↑ +0%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↑ +1%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $2,814.09 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↑ +22%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Optum $3,655.66 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↑ +49%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $4,277.90 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $4,277.90 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $4,277.90 ↑ +57%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↑ +66%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↑ +66%
Independent Med System Commercial|All Plans $4,666.80 ↑ +71%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $4,666.80 ↑ +71%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $5,055.70 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,055.70 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $5,055.70 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $5,055.70 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,055.70 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,289.04 ↑ +94%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $5,444.60 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $5,444.60 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $5,444.60 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,833.50 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $6,426.19 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $6,611.30 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $7,778.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↑ +236%

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Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,864.71 $1,378.33 – $6,891.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $683.50 $140.69 – $1,025.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $476.46 $95.29 – $595.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,864.71 $1,297.26 – $6,891.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $683.50 $219.40 – $1,025.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $683.50 $353.14 – $2,234.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $476.46 $158.82 – $714.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,864.71 $1,297.26 – $6,891.67

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