Abd aorta w/runoff s&i at Houston Methodist Hospital

6565 Fannin, Houston, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1548387418

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,468.50

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.

$2,937.00

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.

$258.88 with Aetna vs $12,687.48 with Uae — 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
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $258.88 ↓ -82%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $266.97 ↓ -82%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,171.87 ↑ +116%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $3,219.45 ↑ +119%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,235.31 ↑ +120%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $3,267.03 ↑ +122%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,330.46 ↑ +127%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,393.90 ↑ +131%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $3,489.06 ↑ +138%
Cigna Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo $4,440.64 ↑ +202%
Cigna Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo $4,441.00 ↑ +202%
Cigna Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo $4,700.93 ↑ +220%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $5,170.15 ↑ +252%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,185.14 ↑ +321%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $6,851.24 ↑ +367%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $10,974.27 ↑ +647%
Uae All Commercial Plans $12,687.48 ↑ +764%

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Abd aorta w/runoff s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,435.90 $156.71 – $12,674.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,435.90 $140.00 – $12,674.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $5,778.00 $245.19 – $6,185.14
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $5,778.00 $245.19 – $12,687.48
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $156.71 – $4,877.45
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $153.90 – $4,877.45
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $156.71 – $4,877.45
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,407.32 $157.04 – $7,896.23

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