Ins/rpl pm gen exist dual lead 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

$8,210.00

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.

$16,420.00

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.

$2,757.32 with Humana vs $41,998.50 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
Humana Hmo/Pos $2,757.32 ↓ -66%
Cigna Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo $4,004.00 ↓ -51%
Cigna Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo $4,004.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $4,093.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $4,219.00 ↓ -49%
Cigna Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo $4,239.00 ↓ -48%
Entrust All Commercial Plans $4,284.00 ↓ -48%
Phcs Ppo $6,337.00 ↓ -23%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $9,739.00 ↑ +19%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $10,499.62 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $10,657.12 ↑ +30%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $10,709.62 ↑ +30%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $10,814.61 ↑ +32%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $11,024.61 ↑ +34%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $11,234.60 ↑ +37%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $11,549.59 ↑ +41%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $17,114.39 ↑ +108%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $20,474.27 ↑ +149%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $20,913.96 ↑ +155%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $22,679.19 ↑ +176%
Uae All Commercial Plans $41,998.50 ↑ +412%

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Ins/rpl pm gen exist dual lead at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $10,861.39 $6,907.69 – $21,016.48
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $9,112.95 $1,609.00 – $26,037.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $9,112.95 $1,609.00 – $26,037.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $8,656.00 $2,537.60 – $20,474.27
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $8,656.00 $2,537.60 – $41,998.50
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $6,308.75 – $17,838.38
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $6,437.50 – $17,838.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $11,936.76 $2,763.00 – $26,452.82

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