Intro cath dialysis circuit 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

$2,207.49

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$2,207.49

Gross charge

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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.

$370.86 with United vs $5,841.00 with Healthcare Highways — 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 OptionsPPO $370.86 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Healthplans MEDICAID $446.27 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Healthplans CHIP $446.27 ↓ -80%
United MGMCD $478.87 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $490.90 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $490.90 ↓ -78%
Molina Healthcare STAR $490.90 ↓ -78%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $499.82 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $499.82 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $499.82 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $499.82 ↓ -77%
Humana MCD $557.84 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $563.38 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $602.64 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $772.62 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $803.53 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $883.00 ↓ -60%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -57%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $993.37 ↓ -55%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -14%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -14%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -9%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -9%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -8%
Oscar HIX $2,128.00 ↓ -4%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -4%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -1%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↑ +5%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↑ +8%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↑ +8%
Cigna CSN $2,518.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↑ +16%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↑ +16%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↑ +18%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↑ +24%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,728.00 ↑ +24%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↑ +31%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↑ +34%
Cigna PPO $3,244.00 ↑ +47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,140.38 ↑ +88%
BCBS BAV $4,559.01 ↑ +107%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +112%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +112%
BCBS PPO $4,817.06 ↑ +118%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,057.92 ↑ +129%
BCBS HMO $5,298.77 ↑ +140%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↑ +165%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $2,728.37 $478.87 – $4,140.38
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,167.40 $3,986.28 – $14,764.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $5,167.40 $3,986.28 – $14,764.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $437.34 – $4,140.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,194.63 $111.00 – $3,993.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,809.00 $71.00 – $5,713.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,395.54 $71.00 – $4,244.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,194.63 $111.00 – $3,993.28

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