Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$7,601.59

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$7,601.59

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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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$222.54 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $4,051.65 with Coventry National First Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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 $222.54 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $222.54 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $222.54 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $222.54 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $226.99 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $240.01 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $240.01 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $240.01 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $240.01 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $240.34 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $272.74 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $396.42 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $456.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $456.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $456.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $456.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $456.10 ↓ -94%
BCBS BAV $502.29 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -91%
BCBS HMO $765.82 ↓ -90%
BCBS EPOSOA $819.87 ↓ -89%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $871.68 ↓ -89%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,206.01 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,277.07 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBHMO $1,602.90 ↓ -79%
Aetna NBPPO $1,602.90 ↓ -79%
Aetna NBPOS $1,602.90 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,705.10 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,705.10 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,705.10 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,938.41 ↓ -74%
Aetna OONPPO $2,004.90 ↓ -74%
Aetna OONPOS $2,004.90 ↓ -74%
Aetna OONHMO $2,004.90 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,075.23 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,166.72 ↓ -71%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,166.72 ↓ -71%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,166.72 ↓ -71%
Humana PPO $2,425.67 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,425.67 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $2,660.56 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,040.64 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,040.64 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $3,420.72 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,051.65 ↓ -47%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,353.80 $218.19 – $3,868.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,353.80 $218.19 – $3,868.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $213.83 – $1,206.01
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $218.19 – $1,206.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,459.04 $300.32 – $2,188.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,364.77 $218.19 – $1,705.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81

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