Exc ben+marg excep skin tag tal 0.6-1cm 11401 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

24500 Northwest Fwy, Cypress, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1629828405

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

$785.50

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.

$1,571.00

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.

$153.85 with Bcbs vs $7,542.00 with Aetna — 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 All Commercial Plans $153.85 ↓ -80%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $408.37 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $414.49 ↓ -47%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $416.53 ↓ -47%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $420.62 ↓ -46%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $428.79 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $436.95 ↓ -44%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $665.64 ↓ -15%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $796.32 ↑ +1%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $816.74 ↑ +4%
Cigna Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo $2,052.00 ↑ +161%
Cigna Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo $2,052.00 ↑ +161%
Cigna Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo $2,173.00 ↑ +177%
Entrust All Commercial Plans $2,956.00 ↑ +276%
Phcs Ppo $4,138.00 ↑ +427%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $4,610.00 ↑ +487%
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $7,316.00 ↑ +831%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↑ +860%

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Exc ben+marg excep skin tag tal 0.6-1cm 11401 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $707.65 $89.14 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,105.66 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $924.82 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $707.65 $89.14 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,105.66 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,105.66 $89.14 – $1,658.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $924.82 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $707.65 $89.14 – $987.79

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