Artery x-rays adrenal gland 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 (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.

$153.36 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $6,438.74 with United — 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

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 CHIPPerinatal $153.36
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $153.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $153.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $153.36
United MGMCD $156.43
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $165.63
Molina Healthcare CHIP $169.07
Molina Healthcare STAR $169.07
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $169.07
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $169.07
Humana MCD $192.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $196.63
BCBS BAV $249.14
Cigna CSN $359.47
BCBS HMO $379.85
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $389.03
BCBS EPOSOA $406.66
BCBS PPO $432.36
Cigna PPO $462.45
Aetna QHPExchange $577.09
Aetna NBPPO $767.01
Aetna NBPOS $767.01
Aetna NBHMO $767.01
Aetna COMMHMO $815.92
Aetna COMMPOS $815.92
Aetna COMMPPO $815.92
Aetna OONPOS $959.37
Aetna OONPPO $959.37
Aetna OONHMO $959.37
Aetna ASAHMO $1,036.81
Aetna ASAPOS $1,036.81
Aetna ASAPPO $1,036.81
Humana PPO $2,011.12
Humana HMO $2,011.12
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,437.15
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74
United SmallGroup $6,438.74

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Artery x-rays adrenal gland at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,628.15 $134.06 – $7,509.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $2,628.15 $140.00 – $7,509.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $150.63 – $577.09
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $153.36 – $577.09
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,001.74 $153.70 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,385.15 $375.38 – $9,577.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,446.54 $153.70 – $8,058.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,001.74 $153.70 – $7,896.23

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