Shldr disar prosth tiss shap 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.

$4,574.99 with Oscar vs $35,909.43 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 $4,574.99
Devoted Health MGMCR $4,668.36
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $4,668.36
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $4,668.36
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $4,668.36
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $4,668.36
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $4,668.36
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $4,668.36
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $4,668.36
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $4,668.36
BCBS MCRPPO $4,668.36
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $4,668.36
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,668.36
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $4,668.36
WellMed MGMCR $4,691.70
Van Lang IPA MCR $4,715.04
United MCR $4,761.73
WellCare SNP $4,808.41
WellCare PPO $4,808.41
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $4,808.41
WellCare PFFS $4,808.41
WellCare MCRHMO $4,808.41
WellCare POS $4,808.41
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $4,901.78
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $4,901.78
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $4,901.78
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $4,901.78
Superior Health Plan PFFS $4,901.78
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $4,901.78
Shared Health MGMCR $4,901.78
American Health Plan MGMCR $4,901.78
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $4,901.78
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $4,948.46
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $4,948.46
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $4,948.46
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $4,948.46
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $4,948.46
Molina MGMCR $5,088.51
Verda Health Plan MCR $6,068.87
Superior ValueHMO $6,769.12
Community Health Choice HIX $6,769.12
Superior EPO $7,235.96
Superior HMO $7,235.96
Molina Healthcare HIX $10,036.97
Humana HMO $35,909.43
Humana PPO $35,909.43

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Shldr disar prosth tiss shap at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $4,574.99 – $10,036.97

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