Ins icd gen exist sgl lead 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

$6,593.22

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.

$6,593.22

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.

$395.59 with Superior Health Plan vs $95,000.00 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
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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 STAR $395.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $395.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $395.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $395.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $395.59 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,074.69 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,107.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $1,186.78 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $1,483.47 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,516.44 ↓ -77%
BCBS Traditional $2,307.63 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,637.29 ↓ -60%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $2,966.95 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -47%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,514.19 ↓ -47%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -33%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -29%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -28%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -28%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -28%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↑ +63%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↑ +76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $12,167.00 ↑ +85%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↑ +85%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↑ +110%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↑ +166%
United MGMCD $17,870.61 ↑ +171%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $18,319.61 ↑ +178%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $18,319.61 ↑ +178%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $18,319.61 ↑ +178%
Molina Healthcare STAR $18,319.61 ↑ +178%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $18,652.69 ↑ +183%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $18,652.69 ↑ +183%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $18,652.69 ↑ +183%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $18,652.69 ↑ +183%
Humana MCD $20,817.74 ↑ +216%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $21,024.25 ↑ +219%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↑ +265%
BCBS PPO $62,006.19 ↑ +840%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $64,880.00 ↑ +884%
United SmallGroup $66,500.00 ↑ +909%
United AllPayerAppendix $95,000.00 ↑ +1341%

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Ins icd gen exist sgl lead at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $35,665.00 $16,321.11 – $39,520.43
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $16,654.19 – $39,520.43
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $31,662.03 $6,299.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $26,532.62 $5,461.30 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $27,661.55 $15,811.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $31,662.03 $16,654.19 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $26,532.62 $15,811.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $26,532.62 $13,462.00 – $58,392.49

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