St Luke's The Vintage
Houston, TX
About St Luke's The Vintage
St Luke's The Vintage is located in Houston, Texas. The hospital is part of the St. Luke's Health system.
St Luke's The Vintage publishes 45,651 price items in its transparency file, making it one of 33 hospitals in the Houston metro area. The hospital provides pricing data for 17 specific procedures with 1,111 total payer rate entries. The pricing data shows a consistent cash discount pattern of 65% off gross charges across all procedures with listed prices. Several common procedures including total knee replacement, screening colonoscopy, colonoscopy with biopsy, and cesarean delivery show zero pricing in both gross and cash rates.
About This Data
St Luke's The Vintage 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 The Vintage. 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) | $2,651.25 |
Colonoscopy
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Screening Colonoscopy (45378) | N/A |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380) | N/A |
ER Visit
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) | $962.15 |
| ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) | $1,372 |
| ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) | $1,760.15 |
| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) | $1,647.8 |
| MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) | $3,528.7 |
Chest X-ray
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) | $572.25 |
CT Scan
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) | $5,658.8 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) | $6,736.45 |
Ultrasound
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) | $1,812.3 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) | $989.8 |
Lab Work
Compare across Houston →| Procedure | Cash Price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) | $472.85 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) | $93.8 |
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 The Vintage
St Luke's The Vintage shows cash prices that are consistently 65% lower than gross charges across all services, with cash discounts ranging from $96.15 for a chest X-ray to $9,510.55 for CT scans with contrast. Notable patterns include several procedures with $0 gross and cash charges but significant insured patient costs, such as total knee replacement ranging from $1,997 to $41,884.89 for insured patients. Cash prices frequently fall below the minimum insured rates, with cash paying patients paying $1,647.80 for brain MRI while some insured patients pay as little as $174.32.
St Luke's The Vintage vs Houston Hospitals
How St Luke's The Vintage's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Houston area with published prices for each procedure.
| Procedure | St Luke's The Vintage | vs Median |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram 33 hospitals | $2,651.25 | near median |
| ER Visit 33 hospitals | $962.15 | near median |
| MRI 33 hospitals | $1,647.8 | near median |
| Chest X-ray 33 hospitals | $572.25 | near median |
| CT Scan 33 hospitals | $5,658.8 | near median |
| Ultrasound 33 hospitals | $989.8 | near median |
| Lab Work 33 hospitals | $93.8 | 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 The Vintage
File updated: 2026-02-28 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13
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