Cid transmit coil and cable 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.

$217.22 with Oscar vs $1,704.99 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
Oscar MGMCR $217.22
Devoted Health MGMCR $221.65
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $221.65
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $221.65
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $221.65
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $221.65
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $221.65
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $221.65
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $221.65
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $221.65
BCBS MCRPPO $221.65
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $221.65
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $221.65
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $221.65
WellMed MGMCR $222.76
Van Lang IPA MCR $223.87
United MCR $226.08
WellCare SNP $228.30
WellCare PPO $228.30
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $228.30
WellCare PFFS $228.30
WellCare MCRHMO $228.30
WellCare POS $228.30
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $232.73
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $232.73
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $232.73
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $232.73
Superior Health Plan PFFS $232.73
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $232.73
Shared Health MGMCR $232.73
American Health Plan MGMCR $232.73
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $232.73
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $234.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $234.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $234.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $234.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $234.95
Molina MGMCR $241.60
Verda Health Plan MCR $288.15
Superior ValueHMO $321.39
Community Health Choice HIX $321.39
Superior EPO $343.56
Superior HMO $343.56
Molina Healthcare HIX $476.55
Humana HMO $1,704.99
Humana PPO $1,704.99

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Cid transmit coil and cable at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $217.22 – $476.55
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $217.22 – $476.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $292.46 $60.20 – $438.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $292.46 $58.49 – $389.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $292.46 $93.88 – $438.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $292.46 $151.10 – $438.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $292.46 $97.49 – $438.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $292.46 $58.49 – $389.94

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