Perc cryo ablate renal tum at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
18220 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1871619254
$9,097.50
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.
$18,195.00
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.
$6,856.00 with Unitedhealthcare vs $21,356.54 with Molina Healthcare — 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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| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $6,856.00 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan | $7,316.00 | ↓ -20% |
| Aetna | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $7,542.00 | ↓ -17% |
| Cigna | Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo | $10,264.00 | ↑ +13% |
| Cigna | Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo | $10,264.00 | ↑ +13% |
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $10,678.27 | ↑ +17% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $10,838.45 | ↑ +19% |
| Cigna | Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo | $10,867.00 | ↑ +19% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $10,891.84 | ↑ +20% |
| Cigna | Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $10,998.62 | ↑ +21% |
| Molina Healthcare | Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan | $11,212.19 | ↑ +23% |
| Community Health Choice | D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $11,425.75 | ↑ +26% |
| Procare Advantage | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $11,746.10 | ↑ +29% |
| Entrust | All Commercial Plans | $11,968.00 | ↑ +32% |
| Bcbs | All Commercial Plans | $17,162.74 | ↑ +89% |
| Community Health Choice | Silver & Gold Exchange | $17,405.58 | ↑ +91% |
| Optum Health | Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan | $20,822.63 | ↑ +129% |
| Molina Healthcare | Exchange | $21,356.54 | ↑ +135% |
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Perc cryo ablate renal tum at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $7,967.40 | $6,146.28 – $22,764.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston | $7,967.40 | $6,146.28 – $22,764.00 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | $17,175.50 | $6,814.00 – $42,713.09 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston | $9,097.50 | $6,856.00 – $42,713.09 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $4,984.69 – $17,246.88 |
| HCA HOUSTON WEST | HOUSTON | not published | $4,552.48 – $14,638.81 |
| HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL | HOUSTON | not published | $4,645.39 – $14,638.81 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $13,038.50 | $4,645.39 – $25,500.18 |