Albumin ischemia modified at HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER

1313 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1073043592

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

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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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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.

$28.51 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $453.36 with Humana — 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
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $28.51
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $28.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $28.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $28.51
United MGMCD $29.08
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $30.79
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $31.36
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $31.36
Molina Healthcare STAR $31.36
Molina Healthcare CHIP $31.36
Oscar MGMCR $33.26
Devoted Health MGMCR $33.94
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $33.94
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $33.94
United AllPayerAppendix $33.94
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.94
United SmallGroup $33.94
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $33.94
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $33.94
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $33.94
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $33.94
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $33.94
BCBS MCRPPO $33.94
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $33.94
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $33.94
WellMed MGMCR $34.11
Van Lang IPA MCR $34.28
United MCR $34.62
WellCare SNP $34.96
WellCare PPO $34.96
WellCare PFFS $34.96
WellCare MCRHMO $34.96
WellCare POS $34.96
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $34.96
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $35.64
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $35.64
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $35.64
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $35.64
Superior Health Plan PFFS $35.64
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $35.64
Shared Health MGMCR $35.64
Humana MCD $35.64
American Health Plan MGMCR $35.64
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $35.64
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $35.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $35.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $35.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $35.98
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $35.98
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $36.73
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $36.73
Molina MGMCR $36.99
Verda Health Plan MCR $44.12
Community Health Choice HIX $49.21
Superior ValueHMO $49.21
Superior HMO $52.61
Superior EPO $52.61
BCBS MyBlueHealth $68.56
Molina Healthcare HIX $72.97
BCBS BAV $75.69
BCBS HMO $94.69
Oscar HIX $98.09
BCBS EPOSOA $101.48
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $101.82
BCBS PPO $108.27
Aetna QHPExchange $124.31
Cigna CSN $139.38
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $150.97
Aetna NBHMO $165.31
Aetna NBPPO $165.31
Aetna NBPOS $165.31
Aetna COMMHMO $175.63
Aetna COMMPOS $175.63
Aetna COMMPPO $175.63
Cigna PPO $179.62
Aetna OONHMO $206.32
Aetna OONPPO $206.32
Aetna OONPOS $206.32
Aetna ASAPPO $223.08
Aetna ASAPOS $223.08
Aetna ASAHMO $223.08
Humana HMO $453.36
Humana PPO $453.36
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Albumin ischemia modified at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $27.94 – $139.38
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $28.51 – $139.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $50.28 $10.35 – $81.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $50.28 $12.00 – $81.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $50.28 $12.00 – $81.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $50.28 $8.00 – $81.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $50.28 $12.00 – $81.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $50.28 $27.65 – $81.46

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