Warde 1006955 catecholamines fractionated 24 hour urine 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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$7.04 with Superior Health Plan vs $337.37 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $7.04
Superior Health Plan STAR $7.04
Superior Health Plan STARKids $7.04
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $7.04
Superior Health Plan CHIP $7.04
United OptionsPPO $19.72
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $21.21
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $21.21
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $21.21
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $21.21
United MGMCD $21.63
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $22.91
Molina Healthcare CHIP $23.33
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $23.33
Molina Healthcare STAR $23.33
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $23.33
Oscar MGMCR $24.75
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $25.25
Devoted Health MGMCR $25.25
TriWest Healthcare Alliance FED $25.25
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $25.25
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $25.25
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $25.25
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $25.25
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $25.25
United SmallGroup $25.25
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $25.25
United AllPayerAppendix $25.25
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $25.25
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $25.25
BCBS MCRPPO $25.25
WellMed MGMCR $25.38
Van Lang IPA MCR $25.50
United MCR $25.75
WellCare SNP $26.01
WellCare PFFS $26.01
WellCare PPO $26.01
WellCare MCRHMO $26.01
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $26.01
WellCare POS $26.01
American Health Plan MGMCR $26.51
Humana MCD $26.51
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $26.51
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $26.51
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $26.51
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $26.51
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $26.51
Superior Health Plan PFFS $26.51
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $26.51
Shared Health MGMCR $26.51
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $26.77
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $26.77
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $26.77
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $26.77
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $26.77
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $27.33
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $27.33
Molina MGMCR $27.52
Evry Health BroadNetwork $32.04
Verda Health Plan MCR $32.83
Community Health Choice HIX $36.61
Superior ValueHMO $36.61
Superior HMO $39.14
Superior EPO $39.14
BCBS Traditional $41.08
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.01
United GlobalAppendix $52.82
Molina Healthcare HIX $54.29
BCBS BAV $56.31
Coventry National First Health COMM $62.56
BCBS HMO $70.45
Oscar HIX $72.97
BCBS EPOSOA $75.50
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $75.77
BCBS PPO $80.55
Aetna QHPExchange $92.50
Cigna CSN $104.53
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $113.22
Aetna NBPPO $123.01
Aetna NBHMO $123.01
Aetna NBPOS $123.01
Aetna COMMPPO $130.68
Aetna COMMPOS $130.68
Aetna COMMHMO $130.68
Cigna PPO $134.70
Aetna OONPPO $153.52
Aetna OONHMO $153.52
Aetna OONPOS $153.52
Aetna ASAHMO $165.99
Aetna ASAPOS $165.99
Aetna ASAPPO $165.99
Humana PPO $337.37
Humana HMO $337.37
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Warde 1006955 catecholamines fractionated 24 hour urine at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $87.15 $18.18 – $249.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $414.00 $20.79 – $104.53
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $87.15 $18.18 – $249.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $21.21 – $104.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $160.79 $10.00 – $60.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $179.04 $12.00 – $268.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $156.23 $12.00 – $195.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $160.79 $10.00 – $60.60

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