Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys 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

$9,568.50

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.

$19,137.00

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 $33,252.40 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 ↓ -24%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↓ -21%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $8,313.10 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $8,437.80 ↓ -12%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $8,479.36 ↓ -11%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $8,562.49 ↓ -11%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $8,728.75 ↓ -9%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $8,895.02 ↓ -7%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $9,144.41 ↓ -4%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $9,739.00 ↑ +2%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $13,550.35 ↑ +42%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $15,589.37 ↑ +63%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $16,210.54 ↑ +69%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $17,956.29 ↑ +88%
Uae All Commercial Plans $33,252.40 ↑ +248%

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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $6,574.75 $5,071.95 – $18,785.00
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $30,071.00 $5,153.85 – $13,296.82
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6,574.75 $5,071.95 – $18,785.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $94,953.99 $5,259.03 – $13,296.82
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $6,720.00 $7,316.00 – $16,210.54
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston $6,720.00 $7,316.00 – $33,252.40
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $18,220.94 $5,259.03 – $22,776.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $15,676.55 $3,226.76 – $23,514.83

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