Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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.

$368.24 with Oscar vs $2,890.35 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 $368.24
Devoted Health MGMCR $375.75
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $375.75
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $375.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $375.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $375.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $375.75
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $375.75
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $375.75
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $375.75
BCBS MCRPPO $375.75
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $375.75
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $375.75
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $375.75
WellMed MGMCR $377.63
Van Lang IPA MCR $379.51
United MCR $383.26
WellCare SNP $387.02
WellCare PPO $387.02
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $387.02
WellCare PFFS $387.02
WellCare MCRHMO $387.02
WellCare POS $387.02
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $394.54
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $394.54
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $394.54
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $394.54
Superior Health Plan PFFS $394.54
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $394.54
Shared Health MGMCR $394.54
American Health Plan MGMCR $394.54
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $394.54
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $398.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $398.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $398.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $398.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $398.30
Molina MGMCR $409.57
Verda Health Plan MCR $488.48
Superior ValueHMO $544.84
Community Health Choice HIX $544.84
Superior EPO $582.41
Superior HMO $582.41
Molina Healthcare HIX $807.86
Humana HMO $2,890.35
Humana PPO $2,890.35

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Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $368.24 – $807.86
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $368.24 – $807.86
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $420.76 $119.21 – $561.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $420.76 $12.05 – $87.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $420.76 $11.71 – $78.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $420.76 $112.20 – $561.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $420.76 $18.79 – $87.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $420.76 $30.25 – $87.82

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