Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session 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

$4,351.29

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.

$4,351.29

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.

$565.67 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $16,207.00 with Evry Health — 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
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $565.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $565.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $565.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $565.67 ↓ -87%
United OptionsPPO $731.02 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -78%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,174.85 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $1,522.95 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,740.52 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,916.81 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $1,958.08 ↓ -55%
BCBS BAV $2,111.20 ↓ -51%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,319.24 ↓ -47%
BCBS PPO $2,391.30 ↓ -45%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,424.75 ↓ -44%
BCBS HMO $2,458.19 ↓ -44%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↓ -22%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $3,481.03 ↓ -20%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +8%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +8%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↑ +34%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↑ +45%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,757.00 ↑ +101%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↑ +107%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↑ +147%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↑ +167%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↑ +176%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↑ +218%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $16,207.00 ↑ +272%

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Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,722.30 $855.58 – $7,778.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $2,722.30 $622.24 – $7,778.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $4,428.69 $1,916.81 – $1,916.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,864.71 $1,378.33 – $6,891.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $683.50 $140.69 – $1,025.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $476.46 $95.29 – $595.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,864.71 $1,297.26 – $6,891.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $683.50 $219.40 – $1,025.24

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