Perc drug-el cor stent sing 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

$19,315.50

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.

$38,631.00

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.

$7,316.00 with Aetna vs $46,387.18 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 $7,316.00 ↓ -62%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↓ -61%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $11,596.79 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $11,770.75 ↓ -39%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $11,828.73 ↓ -39%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $11,944.70 ↓ -38%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $12,176.63 ↓ -37%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $12,408.57 ↓ -36%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $12,756.47 ↓ -34%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $18,902.78 ↓ -2%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $22,613.75 ↑ +17%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $25,049.08 ↑ +30%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $29,230.02 ↑ +51%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $30,675.00 ↑ +59%
Uae All Commercial Plans $46,387.18 ↑ +140%

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Perc drug-el cor stent sing at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $10,265.15 $3,226.19 – $29,329.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $10,265.15 $2,346.32 – $29,329.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $14,546.50 $7,316.00 – $22,613.75
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $14,546.50 $7,316.00 – $46,387.18
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $21,897.74 – $21,897.74
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $18,627.94 – $18,627.94
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $21,897.74 – $21,897.74
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $23,831.01 $6,299.00 – $28,194.40

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