Elect anlys sp inf pmp w/reprg&fill 62369 at Houston Methodist West Hospital

18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1083937593

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$763.00

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.

$1,526.00

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.

$103.81 with Bcbs 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
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $103.81 ↓ -86%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $308.54 ↓ -60%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $313.17 ↓ -59%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $314.71 ↓ -59%
Cigna Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo $317.79 ↓ -58%
Molina Healthcare Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $323.96 ↓ -58%
Community Health Choice D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $330.13 ↓ -57%
Procare Advantage Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $339.39 ↓ -56%
Community Health Choice Silver & Gold Exchange $502.92 ↓ -34%
Optum Health Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan $601.65 ↓ -21%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $617.07 ↓ -19%
Uae All Commercial Plans $1,234.15 ↑ +62%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $4,610.00 ↑ +504%
Aetna New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan $7,316.00 ↑ +859%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $7,542.00 ↑ +888%

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Elect anlys sp inf pmp w/reprg&fill 62369 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston $763.00 $103.81 – $601.65
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $513.34 – $513.34
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston not published $42.95 – $42.95
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $310.08 – $513.34
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston not published $53.14 – $53.14
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $513.34 – $513.34
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston not published $103.81 – $1,234.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $430.56 $121.99 – $739.93

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