Lso r post pnl sj-t9 pre cst 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.

$196.06 with Oscar vs $1,539.02 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 $196.06
Devoted Health MGMCR $200.06
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $200.06
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $200.06
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $200.06
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $200.06
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $200.06
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $200.06
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $200.06
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $200.06
BCBS MCRPPO $200.06
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $200.06
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $200.06
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $200.06
WellMed MGMCR $201.06
Van Lang IPA MCR $202.06
United MCR $204.06
WellCare SNP $206.06
WellCare PPO $206.06
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $206.06
WellCare PFFS $206.06
WellCare MCRHMO $206.06
WellCare POS $206.06
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $210.06
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $210.06
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $210.06
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $210.06
Superior Health Plan PFFS $210.06
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $210.06
Shared Health MGMCR $210.06
American Health Plan MGMCR $210.06
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $210.06
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $212.06
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $212.06
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $212.06
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $212.06
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $212.06
Molina MGMCR $218.07
Verda Health Plan MCR $260.08
Superior ValueHMO $290.09
Community Health Choice HIX $290.09
Superior EPO $310.09
Superior HMO $310.09
Molina Healthcare HIX $430.13
Humana HMO $1,539.02
Humana PPO $1,539.02

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Lso r post pnl sj-t9 pre cst at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $196.06 – $430.13
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $196.06 – $430.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $152.40 $31.37 – $228.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $152.40 $30.48 – $203.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $152.40 $48.92 – $228.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $152.40 $78.74 – $228.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $152.40 $50.80 – $228.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $152.40 $30.48 – $203.20

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