Mopath procedure level 3 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

$379.81

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$379.81

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.

$22.79 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,626.57 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

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 $22.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $22.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $22.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.79 ↓ -94%
United OptionsPPO $63.81 ↓ -83%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $103.69 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $126.28 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $126.28 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $126.28 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $126.28 ↓ -67%
United MGMCD $128.81 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $132.93 ↓ -65%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $136.38 ↓ -64%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $138.91 ↓ -63%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $138.91 ↓ -63%
Molina Healthcare STAR $138.91 ↓ -63%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $138.91 ↓ -63%
Oscar MGMCR $147.32 ↓ -61%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $150.33 ↓ -60%
Devoted Health MGMCR $150.33 ↓ -60%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $150.33 ↓ -60%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $150.33 ↓ -60%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $150.33 ↓ -60%
BCBS MCRPPO $150.33 ↓ -60%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $150.33 ↓ -60%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $150.33 ↓ -60%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $150.33 ↓ -60%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $150.33 ↓ -60%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $150.33 ↓ -60%
United SmallGroup $150.33 ↓ -60%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $150.33 ↓ -60%
United AllPayerAppendix $150.33 ↓ -60%
WellMed MGMCR $151.08 ↓ -60%
Van Lang IPA MCR $151.83 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $151.92 ↓ -60%
United MCR $153.34 ↓ -60%
WellCare PPO $154.84 ↓ -59%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $154.84 ↓ -59%
WellCare MCRHMO $154.84 ↓ -59%
WellCare POS $154.84 ↓ -59%
WellCare SNP $154.84 ↓ -59%
WellCare PFFS $154.84 ↓ -59%
American Health Plan MGMCR $157.85 ↓ -58%
Humana MCD $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $157.85 ↓ -58%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $157.85 ↓ -58%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $157.85 ↓ -58%
Shared Health MGMCR $157.85 ↓ -58%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $159.35 ↓ -58%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $159.35 ↓ -58%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $159.35 ↓ -58%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $159.35 ↓ -58%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $159.35 ↓ -58%
Molina MGMCR $163.86 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $170.91 ↓ -55%
Verda Health Plan MCR $195.43 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $202.44 ↓ -47%
Superior ValueHMO $217.98 ↓ -43%
Community Health Choice HIX $217.98 ↓ -43%
Superior HMO $233.01 ↓ -39%
Superior EPO $233.01 ↓ -39%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $303.67 ↓ -20%
Molina Healthcare HIX $323.21 ↓ -15%
BCBS BAV $335.24 ↓ -12%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $365.30 ↓ -4%
BCBS HMO $419.42 ↑ +10%
Oscar HIX $434.45 ↑ +14%
BCBS EPOSOA $449.49 ↑ +18%
BCBS PPO $479.55 ↑ +26%
Aetna QHPExchange $550.69 ↑ +45%
Cigna CSN $618.93 ↑ +63%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $670.39 ↑ +77%
Aetna NBPPO $732.34 ↑ +93%
Aetna NBPOS $732.34 ↑ +93%
Aetna NBHMO $732.34 ↑ +93%
Aetna COMMPPO $778.04 ↑ +105%
Aetna COMMHMO $778.04 ↑ +105%
Aetna COMMPOS $778.04 ↑ +105%
Cigna PPO $797.61 ↑ +110%
Aetna OONPPO $914.00 ↑ +141%
Aetna OONHMO $914.00 ↑ +141%
Aetna OONPOS $914.00 ↑ +141%
Aetna ASAPPO $988.26 ↑ +160%
Aetna ASAHMO $988.26 ↑ +160%
Aetna ASAPOS $988.26 ↑ +160%
Humana HMO $1,626.57 ↑ +328%
Humana PPO $1,626.57 ↑ +328%
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Mopath procedure level 3 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $235.90 $108.24 – $674.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $235.90 $108.24 – $674.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $3,231.30 $126.28 – $618.93
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $123.75 – $618.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,198.70 $10.00 – $360.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,198.70 $12.00 – $699.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,198.70 $12.00 – $534.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,198.70 $10.00 – $360.79

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