Ghs excision ingrown nail 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

$518.50

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.

$1,037.00

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.

$211.00 with Cigna vs $7,542.00 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
Cigna Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo $211.00 ↓ -59%
Cigna Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo $211.00 ↓ -59%
Cigna Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo $222.00 ↓ -57%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $408.37 ↓ -21%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $414.49 ↓ -20%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $416.53 ↓ -20%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $420.62 ↓ -19%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $428.79 ↓ -17%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $436.95 ↓ -16%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $449.20 ↓ -13%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $651.80 ↑ +26%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $665.64 ↑ +28%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $796.32 ↑ +54%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $882.07 ↑ +70%
Uae All Commercial Plans $1,633.47 ↑ +215%
Entrust All Commercial Plans $2,956.00 ↑ +470%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $4,582.00 ↑ +784%
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $7,316.00 ↑ +1311%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↑ +1355%

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Ghs excision ingrown nail at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $295.40 $92.84 – $844.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $295.40 $67.52 – $844.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $453.00 $211.00 – $2,956.00
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $453.00 $211.00 – $2,956.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $655.00 – $655.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $410.41 – $555.95
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $555.95 – $555.95
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $810.79 $399.39 – $4,826.69

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