Ep induct arrhy by elect pacing 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

$12,960.92

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$12,960.92

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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.

$1,684.92 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $43,890.00 with Curative Administrators — 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 STAR+PLUS $1,684.92 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,684.92 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,684.92 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,684.92 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $1,918.22 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,073.75 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $2,177.43 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,310.89 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $2,462.57 ↓ -81%
BCBS BAV $2,547.90 ↓ -80%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,189.82 ↓ -75%
BCBS HMO $3,189.82 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $3,189.82 ↓ -75%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $4,536.32 ↓ -65%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5,184.37 ↓ -60%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5,591.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $5,832.41 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,908.17 ↓ -47%
Humana HMO $10,106.00 ↓ -22%
Humana PPO $10,106.00 ↓ -22%
United SmallGroup $15,400.00 ↑ +19%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17,742.00 ↑ +37%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $21,231.00 ↑ +64%
United AllPayerAppendix $22,000.00 ↑ +70%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $29,288.00 ↑ +126%
Oscar HIX $37,284.00 ↑ +188%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +239%

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Ep induct arrhy by elect pacing at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,074.85 $829.17 – $3,071.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $4,183.00 $2,310.89 – $2,310.89
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,074.85 $829.17 – $3,071.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $2,310.89 – $2,310.89
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6,074.47 $1,161.94 – $7,593.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,030.62 $1,035.47 – $7,545.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,866.31 $773.26 – $4,832.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $6,074.47 $1,161.94 – $7,593.09

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