St Luke's Patients Medical Center
Pasadena, TX
About St Luke's Patients Medica
St Luke's Patients Medical Center is located in Pasadena, Texas, in the greater Houston metropolitan area. The hospital appears to be part of the St Luke's health system based on its naming convention.
St Luke's Patients Medical Center publishes 24,363 price items in its transparency file, making it one of 33 hospitals reporting pricing data in the Houston metro area. The hospital provides pricing information for 17 common procedures with 848 total payer rate entries. The facility offers consistent cash discounts of approximately 65% off gross charges across most procedures. For example, a screening colonoscopy has a gross charge of $3,931.20 with a cash price of $1,375.92, while an MRI brain without contrast shows a gross charge of $8,574 and cash price of $3,000.90. Some procedures like total knee replacement and cesarean delivery show zero dollars for both gross and cash prices in the current data.
About This Data
St Luke's Patients Medical Center publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.
We are not affiliated with St Luke's Patients Medical Center. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.
File last updated: 2026-02-28. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.
If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.
Published Prices by Procedure
Echocardiogram
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306) | $3,033.8 |
Colonoscopy
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Screening Colonoscopy (45378) | $1,375.92 |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380) | $1,521.45 |
ER Visit
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) | $891.8 |
| ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) | $1,351.35 |
| ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) | $1,753.15 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) | $3,000.9 |
| MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) | $2,887.45 |
Chest X-ray
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) | $549.85 |
CT Scan
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) | $4,700.85 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) | $5,000.58 |
Ultrasound
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) | $1,569.78 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) | $1,041.43 |
Lab Work
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) | $286.65 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) | $95.2 |
C-Section
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Cesarean Delivery (59510) | N/A |
Knee Replacement
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447) | N/A |
Pricing Patterns at St Luke's Patients Medica
St Luke's Patients Medical Center shows cash prices consistently set at approximately 35% of gross charges across procedures, with cash prices for a CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast at $5,000.58 compared to the gross charge of $14,287.35. Insurance rates vary significantly, with some procedures showing insured payments below cash rates, such as Chest X-ray where insured rates start at $32.06 while the cash price is $549.85. Several major procedures including Total Knee Replacement and Cesarean Delivery show $0 gross and cash charges, with only insured rate ranges provided.
St Luke's Patients Medica vs Houston Hospitals
How St Luke's Patients Medica's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Houston area with published prices for each procedure.
| Procedure | St Luke's Patients Medica | vs Median |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram 33 hospitals | $3,033.8 | 14% above median |
| Colonoscopy 14 hospitals | $1,375.92 | 6% below median |
| ER Visit 33 hospitals | $891.8 | 7% below median |
| MRI 33 hospitals | $2,887.45 | 75% above median |
| Chest X-ray 33 hospitals | $549.85 | near median |
| CT Scan 33 hospitals | $4,700.85 | 17% below median |
| Ultrasound 33 hospitals | $1,041.43 | near median |
| Lab Work 33 hospitals | $95.2 | near median |
"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across Houston hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.
Understanding the Columns
Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.
Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.
Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.
About Facility Fees
Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.
Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.
For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.
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St Luke's Patients Medical Center
File updated: 2026-02-28 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13
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