Visc & infraren abd 3 prosth 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

$12,058.90

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.

$34,454.00

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.

$810.78 with BCBS-TX vs $34,454.00 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|Exchange $810.78 ↓ -93%
BCBS - TX Commercial|MyBlue Health Exchange $1,037.80 ↓ -91%
BCBS-TX Commercial|Blue Premier $1,567.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS-TX Commercial|HMO $1,859.39 ↓ -85%
BCBS-TX Commercial|PPO $2,075.60 ↓ -83%
KelseyCare Commercial|All Other Plans $2,404.80 ↓ -80%
Humana Commercial|HMO $2,430.00 ↓ -80%
Humana Commercial|PPO $2,430.00 ↓ -80%
United Commercial|Exchange $2,748.00 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|STARKIDS $2,756.32 ↓ -77%
TCHP Medicaid|Lakeside $2,756.32 ↓ -77%
UNITED Medicaid|All Other Plans $2,811.45 ↓ -77%
Cigna Commercial|Surefit $3,309.00 ↓ -73%
Cigna Commercial|HMO $3,646.00 ↓ -70%
TCHP Medicaid|STAR $3,693.47 ↓ -69%
UNITED Medicaid|STAR $3,776.16 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|Charter $4,058.00 ↓ -66%
United Commercial|HMO $4,508.00 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|PPO $4,508.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED Medicaid|STARPLUS $8,599.72 ↓ -29%
UHC Medicaid|STARPLUS $8,599.72 ↓ -29%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,158.00 ↓ -24%
OPTUM Medicare|All Plans $9,302.58 ↓ -23%
TCHPCHIP Medicaid|HMO $12,058.90 ↑ +0%
OPTUM Medicaid|STAR $12,465.46 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Optum $16,193.38 ↑ +34%
CHC Medicaid|CHIP $18,949.70 ↑ +57%
CHC Medicaid|HMO $18,949.70 ↑ +57%
TEXASTRUECHOICE Medicaid|CHIP $18,949.70 ↑ +57%
Cigna Lifesource Commercial|Transplant $20,672.40 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|Transplant $22,395.10 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $22,395.10 ↑ +86%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $22,395.10 ↑ +86%
Coventry Commercial|PPO $22,395.10 ↑ +86%
PHCS Savility Commercial|PPO $22,395.10 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $23,428.72 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|PPO $24,117.80 ↑ +100%
Interlink Commercial|Transplant $24,117.80 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial|Transplant $24,117.80 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $25,840.50 ↑ +114%
OPTUM Medicaid|STARPLUS $28,465.90 ↑ +136%
USA Health Network Commercial|All Plans $29,285.90 ↑ +143%
MHealth Network Commercial|PPO $34,454.00 ↑ +186%

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Visc & infraren abd 3 prosth at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $16,560.51 $1,340.49 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett $16,560.51 $1,340.49 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco $16,560.51 $1,826.96 – $23,460.72

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