Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit 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

$840.34

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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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$840.34

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.

$50.42 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,235.47 with Aetna — 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 CHIP $50.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $50.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $50.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $50.42 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $50.42 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $109.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $109.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $109.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $109.24 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $124.37 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $134.45 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $141.18 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $159.66 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $163.87 ↓ -80%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $214.29 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $229.41 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $268.15 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $268.15 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $294.12 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $305.88 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $336.14 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $336.14 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $378.15 ↓ -55%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,236.26 ↑ +47%
BCBS BAV $1,364.78 ↑ +62%
BCBS HMO $1,707.51 ↑ +103%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,829.91 ↑ +118%
BCBS PPO $1,952.31 ↑ +132%
Aetna QHPExchange $4,031.79 ↑ +380%
Aetna NBHMO $5,361.77 ↑ +538%
Aetna NBPOS $5,361.77 ↑ +538%
Aetna NBPPO $5,361.77 ↑ +538%
Aetna COMMHMO $5,696.36 ↑ +578%
Aetna COMMPOS $5,696.36 ↑ +578%
Aetna COMMPPO $5,696.36 ↑ +578%
Aetna OONHMO $6,691.76 ↑ +696%
Aetna OONPOS $6,691.76 ↑ +696%
Aetna OONPPO $6,691.76 ↑ +696%
Aetna ASAPOS $7,235.47 ↑ +761%
Aetna ASAHMO $7,235.47 ↑ +761%
Aetna ASAPPO $7,235.47 ↑ +761%

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Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $3,569.10 $1,236.26 – $4,031.79
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,126.30 $94.00 – $3,218.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $864.00 $1,236.26 – $4,031.79
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,126.30 $88.00 – $3,218.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $822.60 $233.07 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $822.60 $169.32 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $822.60 $264.05 – $1,433.33

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