An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

4401 Garth Road, Baytown, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1891789772

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$823.00

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.

$1,646.00

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.

$3,596.72 with Bcbs vs $8,341.00 with Unitedhealthcare — 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 Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,596.72 ↑ +337%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $3,650.67 ↑ +344%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,668.65 ↑ +346%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $3,704.62 ↑ +350%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,776.55 ↑ +359%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,848.49 ↑ +368%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,956.39 ↑ +381%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $5,862.65 ↑ +612%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $6,343.05 ↑ +671%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,013.60 ↑ +752%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $7,193.43 ↑ +774%
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $7,316.00 ↑ +789%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↑ +816%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $8,341.00 ↑ +913%

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An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,417.63 $684.99 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,285.88 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,285.88 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,285.88 $1,697.70 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,987.17 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,417.63 $644.70 – $8,570.48

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