Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 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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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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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.

$365.66 with United vs $4,690.00 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
United MGMCD $365.66
Molina Healthcare STAR $374.85
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $374.85
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $374.85
Molina Healthcare CHIP $374.85
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $381.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $381.66
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $381.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $381.66
Humana MCD $425.96
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $430.19
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00
United SmallGroup $1,534.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,664.70
BCBS HMO $1,680.94
BCBS BAV $1,680.94
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00
BCBS EPOSOA $1,948.92
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00
Oscar HIX $2,128.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00
BCBS PPO $2,216.90
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00
Cigna CSN $2,428.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00
Cigna PPO $3,128.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00

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Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston not published $958.00 – $958.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $333.95 – $1,412.97
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston not published $958.00 – $958.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $340.77 – $1,412.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,336.46 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $884.17 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,336.46 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,336.46 $340.77 – $2,257.97

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