Ductogram sgl duct 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

$658.50

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.

$1,317.00

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.

$149.01 with Aetna vs $958.76 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 $149.01 ↓ -77%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $153.67 ↓ -77%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $239.69 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $243.28 ↓ -63%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $244.48 ↓ -63%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $246.88 ↓ -63%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $251.67 ↓ -62%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $256.47 ↓ -61%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $263.66 ↓ -60%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $390.69 ↓ -41%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $467.39 ↓ -29%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $517.73 ↓ -21%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $922.84 ↑ +40%
Uae All Commercial Plans $958.76 ↑ +46%

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Ductogram sgl duct at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $318.15 $53.46 – $909.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $1,318.00 $53.05 – $410.15
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $318.15 $53.46 – $909.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $993.50 $141.13 – $467.39
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $993.50 $141.13 – $958.76
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $53.46 – $410.15
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $53.46 – $410.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $295.75 $54.13 – $607.02

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