Insert vad art access left hrt arterial access 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

$3,282.41

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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.

$3,282.41

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.

$426.71 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $16,207.00 with Evry Health — 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
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $426.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $426.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $426.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $426.71 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $551.44 ↓ -83%
Molina Healthcare HIX $886.25 ↓ -73%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -71%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS Traditional $1,148.84 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,312.96 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $1,477.08 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,749.52 ↓ -47%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $2,625.93 ↓ -20%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↑ +3%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,097.89 ↑ +25%
BCBS BAV $4,513.49 ↑ +38%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +43%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +43%
BCBS PPO $5,112.31 ↑ +56%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,183.81 ↑ +58%
BCBS HMO $5,255.31 ↑ +60%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↑ +78%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↑ +92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,757.00 ↑ +167%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↑ +174%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↑ +227%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↑ +254%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↑ +266%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↑ +321%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $16,207.00 ↑ +394%

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Insert vad art access left hrt arterial access at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,234.95 $1,645.27 – $14,957.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $5,234.95 $1,196.56 – $14,957.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $6,904.49 $4,097.89 – $4,097.89
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $8,898.90 $2,521.36 – $12,606.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,439.68 $1,119.67 – $8,159.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,325.14 $265.03 – $1,656.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $8,898.90 $2,373.04 – $12,606.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,439.68 $1,746.14 – $8,159.52

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