Hla i low res one antigen equiv ea 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

$154.30

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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$154.30

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.

$9.26 with Superior Health Plan vs $971.74 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $9.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $9.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $9.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $9.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $9.26 ↓ -94%
United OptionsPPO $25.92 ↓ -83%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $42.12 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $54.01 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $62.44 ↓ -60%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $62.44 ↓ -60%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $62.44 ↓ -60%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $62.44 ↓ -60%
United MGMCD $63.69 ↓ -59%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $67.44 ↓ -56%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $68.68 ↓ -55%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $68.68 ↓ -55%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $68.68 ↓ -55%
Molina Healthcare STAR $68.68 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $69.44 ↓ -55%
Oscar MGMCR $72.84 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $74.33 ↓ -52%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $74.33 ↓ -52%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $74.33 ↓ -52%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $74.33 ↓ -52%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $74.33 ↓ -52%
United SmallGroup $74.33 ↓ -52%
Devoted Health MGMCR $74.33 ↓ -52%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $74.33 ↓ -52%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $74.33 ↓ -52%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $74.33 ↓ -52%
BCBS MCRPPO $74.33 ↓ -52%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $74.33 ↓ -52%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $74.33 ↓ -52%
United AllPayerAppendix $74.33 ↓ -52%
WellMed MGMCR $74.70 ↓ -52%
Van Lang IPA MCR $75.07 ↓ -51%
United MCR $75.82 ↓ -51%
WellCare SNP $76.56 ↓ -50%
WellCare PPO $76.56 ↓ -50%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $76.56 ↓ -50%
WellCare PFFS $76.56 ↓ -50%
WellCare MCRHMO $76.56 ↓ -50%
WellCare POS $76.56 ↓ -50%
American Health Plan MGMCR $78.05 ↓ -49%
Humana MCD $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $78.05 ↓ -49%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $78.05 ↓ -49%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $78.05 ↓ -49%
Shared Health MGMCR $78.05 ↓ -49%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $78.79 ↓ -49%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $78.79 ↓ -49%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $78.79 ↓ -49%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $78.79 ↓ -49%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $78.79 ↓ -49%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $80.45 ↓ -48%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $80.45 ↓ -48%
Molina MGMCR $81.02 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $82.24 ↓ -47%
Verda Health Plan MCR $96.63 ↓ -37%
Superior ValueHMO $107.78 ↓ -30%
Community Health Choice HIX $107.78 ↓ -30%
Superior HMO $115.21 ↓ -25%
Superior EPO $115.21 ↓ -25%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $150.15 ↓ -3%
Molina Healthcare HIX $159.81 ↑ +4%
BCBS BAV $165.76 ↑ +7%
BCBS HMO $207.38 ↑ +34%
Oscar HIX $214.81 ↑ +39%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $218.24 ↑ +41%
BCBS EPOSOA $222.25 ↑ +44%
BCBS PPO $237.11 ↑ +54%
Aetna QHPExchange $272.28 ↑ +76%
Cigna CSN $305.26 ↑ +98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $330.65 ↑ +114%
Aetna NBPOS $362.10 ↑ +135%
Aetna NBPPO $362.10 ↑ +135%
Aetna NBHMO $362.10 ↑ +135%
Aetna COMMPOS $384.70 ↑ +149%
Aetna COMMHMO $384.70 ↑ +149%
Aetna COMMPPO $384.70 ↑ +149%
Cigna PPO $393.39 ↑ +155%
Aetna OONPOS $451.92 ↑ +193%
Aetna OONHMO $451.92 ↑ +193%
Aetna OONPPO $451.92 ↑ +193%
Aetna ASAPPO $488.64 ↑ +217%
Aetna ASAHMO $488.64 ↑ +217%
Aetna ASAPOS $488.64 ↑ +217%
Humana HMO $971.74 ↑ +530%
Humana PPO $971.74 ↑ +530%
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Hla i low res one antigen equiv ea at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $1,200.32 $62.44 – $305.26
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $210.69 $10.00 – $263.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $178.76 $12.00 – $268.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $255.37 $12.00 – $319.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $210.69 $10.00 – $263.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $178.76 $12.00 – $268.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $178.76 $8.00 – $268.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $255.37 $12.00 – $383.05

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