Nm imaging pulmonary ventilation/perfusion 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

$7,672.47

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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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$7,672.47

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.

$309.40 with Texas Childrens Healthplans vs $3,452.61 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
Texas Childrens Healthplans MEDICAID $309.40 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Healthplans CHIP $309.40 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $327.11 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $327.11 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $327.11 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $327.11 ↓ -96%
United MGMCD $333.65 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $340.34 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STAR $340.34 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $340.34 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $340.34 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $353.28 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $386.75 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $460.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $460.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $460.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $460.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $460.35 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $516.31 ↓ -93%
BCBS BAV $654.19 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $929.86 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $997.42 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $1,101.15 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,105.97 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $1,214.51 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $1,288.97 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,580.19 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,956.48 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,094.58 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $2,100.22 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $2,100.22 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $2,100.22 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,234.13 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,234.13 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,234.13 ↓ -71%
Humana HMO $2,448.29 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $2,448.29 ↓ -68%
Aetna OONPOS $2,626.95 ↓ -66%
Aetna OONHMO $2,626.95 ↓ -66%
Aetna OONPPO $2,626.95 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,685.36 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,792.78 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,838.98 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,838.98 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,838.98 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,068.99 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,068.99 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $3,452.61 ↓ -55%

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Nm imaging pulmonary ventilation/perfusion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $6,864.01 $327.11 – $1,580.19
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,027.95 $309.40 – $2,937.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $13,610.00 $303.21 – $1,580.19
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,027.95 $234.96 – $2,937.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,381.40 $297.04 – $2,976.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,998.19 $411.29 – $2,997.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,041.20 $297.04 – $2,551.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,381.40 $297.04 – $2,976.75

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