Cltx post ankle fx w/mnpj at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
18220 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1871619254
$2,839.50
Cash price 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.
$5,679.00
Gross charge 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.
$1,615.32 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $1,615.32 | ↓ -43% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $1,639.55 | ↓ -42% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $1,647.63 | ↓ -42% |
| Cigna | Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $1,663.78 | ↓ -41% |
| Molina Healthcare | Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,696.09 | ↓ -40% |
| Community Health Choice | D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $1,728.39 | ↓ -39% |
| Procare Advantage | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $1,776.85 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo | $2,052.00 | ↓ -28% |
| Cigna | Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo | $2,052.00 | ↓ -28% |
| Cigna | Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo | $2,173.00 | ↓ -23% |
| Community Health Choice | Silver & Gold Exchange | $2,632.97 | ↓ -7% |
| Bcbs | All Commercial Plans | $2,765.00 | ↓ -3% |
| Entrust | All Commercial Plans | $2,956.00 | ↑ +4% |
| Optum Health | Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan | $3,149.87 | ↑ +11% |
| Molina Healthcare | Exchange | $3,230.64 | ↑ +14% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $4,610.00 | ↑ +62% |
| Aetna | New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan | $7,316.00 | ↑ +158% |
| Aetna | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $7,542.00 | ↑ +166% |
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Cltx post ankle fx w/mnpj at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $1,325.10 | $1,022.22 – $3,786.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston | $1,325.10 | $1,022.22 – $3,786.00 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | $2,780.00 | $1,615.32 – $6,461.28 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston | $2,839.50 | $1,615.32 – $6,461.28 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $912.10 – $2,778.55 |
| HCA HOUSTON WEST | HOUSTON | not published | $833.02 – $2,358.38 |
| HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL | HOUSTON | not published | $850.02 – $2,358.38 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $2,621.81 | $850.02 – $3,981.46 |