Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted 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

$1,004.91

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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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$1,004.91

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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.

$60.29 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,000.53 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $60.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $60.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $60.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $60.29 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $60.29 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $130.64 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $130.64 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $130.64 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $130.64 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $168.82 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $195.96 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $256.25 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $274.34 ↓ -73%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -71%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -71%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -71%
Aetna QHPExchange $295.95 ↓ -71%
Cigna CSN $313.36 ↓ -69%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $339.42 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $351.72 ↓ -65%
Aetna NBPOS $393.57 ↓ -61%
Aetna NBHMO $393.57 ↓ -61%
Aetna NBPPO $393.57 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $401.96 ↓ -60%
Cigna PPO $403.82 ↓ -60%
Aetna COMMHMO $418.13 ↓ -58%
Aetna COMMPPO $418.13 ↓ -58%
Aetna COMMPOS $418.13 ↓ -58%
United GlobalAppendix $452.21 ↓ -55%
Aetna OONPOS $491.20 ↓ -51%
Aetna OONPPO $491.20 ↓ -51%
Aetna OONHMO $491.20 ↓ -51%
Aetna ASAPOS $531.11 ↓ -47%
Aetna ASAHMO $531.11 ↓ -47%
Aetna ASAPPO $531.11 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $535.62 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $572.49 ↓ -43%
BCBS BAV $632.00 ↓ -37%
BCBS HMO $790.71 ↓ -21%
BCBS EPOSOA $847.40 ↓ -16%
BCBS PPO $904.08 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $1,000.53 ↓ -0%
Humana PPO $1,000.53 ↓ -0%
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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $69.12 $291.26 – $1,000.53
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $291.26 – $1,000.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $322.24 $35.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $319.80 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $246.00 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $322.24 $35.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $319.80 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $319.80 $26.00 – $890.45

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