Ortho ewhf rigd without jnt cstm w 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

$1,038.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,038.00

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.

$62.28 with Superior Health Plan vs $11,090.26 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $62.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $62.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $62.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $62.28 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $62.28 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $134.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $134.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $134.94 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $134.94 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $153.62 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $166.08 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $169.19 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $174.38 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $186.84 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $197.22 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $233.55 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $238.74 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $242.89 ↓ -77%
BCBS Traditional $363.30 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $377.83 ↓ -64%
United GlobalAppendix $467.10 ↓ -55%
Oscar MGMCR $1,412.93 ↑ +36%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Devoted Health MGMCR $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
BCBS MCRPPO $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $1,441.77 ↑ +39%
WellMed MGMCR $1,448.98 ↑ +40%
Aetna MCR $1,454.03 ↑ +40%
Van Lang IPA MCR $1,456.19 ↑ +40%
United MCR $1,470.61 ↑ +42%
WellCare PPO $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
WellCare SNP $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
WellCare POS $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
WellCare MCRHMO $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
WellCare PFFS $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $1,485.02 ↑ +43%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
American Health Plan MGMCR $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Shared Health MGMCR $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $1,513.86 ↑ +46%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $1,528.28 ↑ +47%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $1,528.28 ↑ +47%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $1,528.28 ↑ +47%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $1,528.28 ↑ +47%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $1,528.28 ↑ +47%
Molina MGMCR $1,571.53 ↑ +51%
Verda Health Plan MCR $1,874.30 ↑ +81%
Superior ValueHMO $2,090.57 ↑ +101%
Community Health Choice HIX $2,090.57 ↑ +101%
Superior EPO $2,234.74 ↑ +115%
Superior HMO $2,234.74 ↑ +115%
Molina Healthcare HIX $3,099.81 ↑ +199%
Humana HMO $11,090.26 ↑ +968%
Humana PPO $11,090.26 ↑ +968%

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Ortho ewhf rigd without jnt cstm w at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $1,412.93 – $3,099.81
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $1,412.93 – $3,099.81
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $574.04 $344.43 – $1,230.08
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling $725.31 $1,118.41 – $1,118.41
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet $725.31 $1,118.41 – $1,118.41
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $725.31 $1,118.41 – $1,118.41
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $725.31 $1,118.41 – $1,118.41
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $725.31 $1,118.41 – $1,118.41

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