Pwr adpt pneum vad, rep veh 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.

$832.42 with Oscar vs $6,533.69 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 $832.42
Devoted Health MGMCR $849.41
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $849.41
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $849.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $849.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $849.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $849.41
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $849.41
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $849.41
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $849.41
BCBS MCRPPO $849.41
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $849.41
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $849.41
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $849.41
WellMed MGMCR $853.66
Van Lang IPA MCR $857.90
United MCR $866.40
WellCare SNP $874.89
WellCare PPO $874.89
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $874.89
WellCare PFFS $874.89
WellCare MCRHMO $874.89
WellCare POS $874.89
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $891.88
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $891.88
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $891.88
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $891.88
Superior Health Plan PFFS $891.88
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $891.88
Shared Health MGMCR $891.88
American Health Plan MGMCR $891.88
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $891.88
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $900.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $900.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $900.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $900.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $900.37
Molina MGMCR $925.86
Verda Health Plan MCR $1,104.23
Superior ValueHMO $1,231.64
Community Health Choice HIX $1,231.64
Superior EPO $1,316.59
Superior HMO $1,316.59
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,826.23
Humana HMO $6,533.69
Humana PPO $6,533.69

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Pwr adpt pneum vad, rep veh at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $832.42 – $1,826.23
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $832.42 – $1,826.23
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $477.18 $658.90 – $658.90
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $477.18 $658.90 – $658.90
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $832.42 – $1,826.23
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $832.42 – $1,826.23
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $832.42 – $1,826.23
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $832.42 – $1,826.23

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