Ep & ablate ventric tachy 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

$18,238.50

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.

$36,477.00

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.

$13,350.00 with Unitedhealthcare vs $105,027.86 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
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $13,350.00 ↓ -27%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $26,256.97 ↑ +44%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $26,650.82 ↑ +46%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $26,782.10 ↑ +47%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $27,044.67 ↑ +48%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $27,569.81 ↑ +51%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $28,094.95 ↑ +54%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $28,882.66 ↑ +58%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $41,687.95 ↑ +129%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $42,798.85 ↑ +135%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $51,201.08 ↑ +181%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $56,715.04 ↑ +211%
Uae All Commercial Plans $105,027.86 ↑ +476%

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Ep & ablate ventric tachy at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $56,697.36 $41,892.30 – $41,892.30
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $30,095.80 $9,458.68 – $85,988.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $70,567.00 $35,557.37 – $35,557.37
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $30,095.80 $6,879.04 – $85,988.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $92,418.99 $35,557.37 – $35,557.37
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $27,439.50 $13,432.00 – $51,201.08
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $27,439.50 $13,432.00 – $105,027.86
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $46,556.12 $6,299.00 – $58,835.89

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