Anti-thymocyte glob (equine)(1:1000) intradermal test dose 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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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.

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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.

$3,907.91 with BCBS vs $20,271.08 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,907.91
BCBS BAV $4,306.67
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $4,376.29
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,376.29
BCBS EPOSOA $5,383.34
BCBS PPO $5,383.34
BCBS HMO $5,383.34
United AllPayerAppendix $8,758.08
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,758.08
United SmallGroup $8,758.08
Cigna CSN $12,131.73
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13,134.35
Cigna PPO $15,640.90
Humana PPO $20,271.08
Humana HMO $20,271.08

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Anti-thymocyte glob (equine)(1:1000) intradermal test dose at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,465.25 $15.92 – $72.32
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $5,465.25 $15.92 – $72.32
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $3,907.91 – $20,271.08
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $3,907.91 – $20,271.08
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $14,994.88 $3,907.91 – $20,271.08
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $5,465.25 $15.92 – $72.32
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $5,465.25 $15.92 – $72.32
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $5,465.25 $15.92 – $72.32

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