Renal cyst study s&i 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

$1,129.68

Cash price

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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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$1,129.68

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.

$67.78 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,102.25 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 STARKids $67.78 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $67.78 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $67.78 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $67.78 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $67.78 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $81.35 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $81.35 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Healthplans MEDICAID $81.35 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Healthplans CHIP $81.35 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $81.35 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $81.35 ↓ -93%
United MGMCD $82.98 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $87.86 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $89.48 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $89.48 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $89.48 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STAR $89.48 ↓ -92%
Humana MCD $101.69 ↓ -91%
Cigna CSN $159.70 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $172.83 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $189.79 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $205.45 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $288.07 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $308.40 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $395.39 ↓ -65%
Coventry National First Health COMM $411.20 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $451.87 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $451.87 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $508.36 ↓ -55%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $847.58 ↓ -25%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $917.49 ↓ -19%
Humana PPO $1,008.50 ↓ -11%
Humana HMO $1,008.50 ↓ -11%
BCBS BAV $1,073.92 ↓ -5%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50 ↓ -4%
United SmallGroup $1,086.50 ↓ -4%
BCBS HMO $1,637.37 ↑ +45%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,815.56 ↑ +61%
BCBS PPO $1,993.74 ↑ +76%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,839.93 ↑ +151%
Aetna NBPPO $3,774.54 ↑ +234%
Aetna NBHMO $3,774.54 ↑ +234%
Aetna NBPOS $3,774.54 ↑ +234%
Aetna COMMHMO $4,015.21 ↑ +255%
Aetna COMMPOS $4,015.21 ↑ +255%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,015.21 ↑ +255%
Aetna OONHMO $4,721.18 ↑ +318%
Aetna OONPOS $4,721.18 ↑ +318%
Aetna OONPPO $4,721.18 ↑ +318%
Aetna ASAHMO $5,102.25 ↑ +352%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,102.25 ↑ +352%
Aetna ASAPOS $5,102.25 ↑ +352%

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Renal cyst study s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $81.35 – $2,839.93
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $79.72 – $2,839.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $706.71 $145.46 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $820.15 $81.35 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $706.71 $87.04 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $706.71 $81.35 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $820.15 $81.35 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $706.71 $81.35 – $1,366.64

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