Cardiac perf spect sgl/ef/wm rst/strs 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

$6,524.50

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.

$13,049.00

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.

$986.09 with Aetna vs $5,202.19 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 $986.09 ↓ -85%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $1,016.90 ↓ -84%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $1,121.75 ↓ -83%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $1,300.55 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $1,320.06 ↓ -80%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $1,326.56 ↓ -80%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $1,339.56 ↓ -79%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,365.58 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $1,391.59 ↓ -79%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $1,430.60 ↓ -78%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $2,119.89 ↓ -68%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,536.07 ↓ -61%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $2,809.18 ↓ -57%
Uae All Commercial Plans $5,202.19 ↓ -20%

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Cardiac perf spect sgl/ef/wm rst/strs at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $16,883.73 $334.46 – $1,538.34
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,048.10 $315.75 – $11,566.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,048.10 $315.75 – $11,566.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $18,876.20 $315.75 – $1,538.34
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $5,340.50 $933.94 – $2,536.07
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $5,340.50 $933.94 – $5,202.19
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $309.44 – $1,538.34
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,064.87 $306.74 – $3,831.08

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