Cath ext adhere actv m 28mm 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

$68.00

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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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$68.00

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.

$2.81 with Oscar vs $30.60 with United — 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 $2.81 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $2.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $2.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $2.87 ↓ -96%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $2.87 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $2.87 ↓ -96%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $2.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $2.87 ↓ -96%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $2.87 ↓ -96%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2.87 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $2.87 ↓ -96%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $2.87 ↓ -96%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2.87 ↓ -96%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $2.87 ↓ -96%
WellMed MGMCR $2.88 ↓ -96%
Aetna MCR $2.89 ↓ -96%
Van Lang IPA MCR $2.90 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2.90 ↓ -96%
United MCR $2.93 ↓ -96%
WellCare PPO $2.96 ↓ -96%
WellCare SNP $2.96 ↓ -96%
WellCare POS $2.96 ↓ -96%
WellCare MCRHMO $2.96 ↓ -96%
WellCare PFFS $2.96 ↓ -96%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $2.96 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $3.01 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $3.01 ↓ -96%
American Health Plan MGMCR $3.01 ↓ -96%
Shared Health MGMCR $3.01 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $3.04 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $3.04 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $3.04 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $3.04 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $3.04 ↓ -96%
Molina MGMCR $3.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $3.21 ↓ -95%
Verda Health Plan MCR $3.73 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $4.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $4.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $4.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $4.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $4.08 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $4.08 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice HIX $4.16 ↓ -94%
Superior ValueHMO $4.16 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $4.24 ↓ -94%
Superior HMO $4.45 ↓ -93%
Superior EPO $4.45 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $4.47 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare HIX $6.17 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $8.84 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $8.84 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $8.84 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $8.84 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $10.06 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10.88 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $11.42 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $12.92 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $22.11 ↓ -67%
Humana PPO $22.11 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $23.80 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $24.75 ↓ -64%
United GlobalAppendix $30.60 ↓ -55%

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Cath ext adhere actv m 28mm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2.81 – $6.17
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $2.81 – $6.17
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $1.93 $1.41 – $9.90
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $1.93 $3.37 – $9.35
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $1.93 $3.37 – $12.21
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $1.93 $2.42 – $9.90
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $2.81 – $6.17
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $2.69 – $2.69

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