Acetylcholinesterase assay at HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL

5003 CYPRESS CREEK PKWY, HOUSTON, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1750819025

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$854.59

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$854.59

Gross charge

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$10.32 with Texas Childrens Healthplans vs $384.57 with United — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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
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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
Texas Childrens Healthplans CHIP $10.32 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $10.32 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $10.32 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $10.32 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Healthplans MEDICAID $10.32 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $10.32 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $10.53 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $11.15 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $11.35 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $11.35 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $11.35 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $11.35 ↓ -99%
Oscar MGMCR $12.04 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.29 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $12.29 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $12.29 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $12.29 ↓ -99%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.29 ↓ -99%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $12.29 ↓ -99%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $12.29 ↓ -99%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $12.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $12.29 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $12.29 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $12.29 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $12.29 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $12.29 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $12.29 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $12.35 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $12.39 ↓ -99%
Van Lang IPA MCR $12.41 ↓ -99%
United MCR $12.54 ↓ -99%
WellCare POS $12.66 ↓ -99%
WellCare PPO $12.66 ↓ -99%
WellCare MCRHMO $12.66 ↓ -99%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $12.66 ↓ -99%
WellCare PFFS $12.66 ↓ -99%
WellCare SNP $12.66 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $12.90 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $12.90 ↓ -98%
American Health Plan MGMCR $12.90 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $12.90 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $12.90 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $12.90 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $12.90 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $12.90 ↓ -98%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $12.90 ↓ -98%
Shared Health MGMCR $12.90 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $13.03 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $13.03 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $13.03 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $13.03 ↓ -98%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $13.03 ↓ -98%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $13.30 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.30 ↓ -98%
Molina MGMCR $13.40 ↓ -98%
Verda Health Plan MCR $15.98 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice HIX $17.82 ↓ -98%
Superior ValueHMO $17.82 ↓ -98%
Superior EPO $19.05 ↓ -98%
Superior HMO $19.05 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.83 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare HIX $26.42 ↓ -97%
BCBS BAV $27.41 ↓ -97%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $33.51 ↓ -96%
BCBS HMO $34.29 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $35.52 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $36.75 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $39.21 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPExchange $45.02 ↓ -95%
Cigna CSN $50.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $51.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $51.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $51.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $51.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $51.28 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $54.36 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $59.87 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBHMO $59.87 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPPO $59.87 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $63.61 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $63.61 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $63.61 ↓ -93%
Cigna PPO $64.67 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $74.72 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $74.72 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONPPO $74.72 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $80.79 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAHMO $80.79 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $80.79 ↓ -91%
United OptionsPPO $143.57 ↓ -83%
Humana HMO $149.21 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $149.21 ↓ -83%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $233.30 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $299.11 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $311.07 ↓ -64%
United GlobalAppendix $384.57 ↓ -55%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Acetylcholinesterase assay at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $991.73 $10.32 – $50.18
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $10.11 – $50.18
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $131.27 $10.00 – $164.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $131.27 $12.00 – $196.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $141.77 $10.32 – $177.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $131.27 $10.00 – $164.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $131.27 $11.04 – $196.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $131.27 $8.00 – $196.90

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