Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 at Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
18300 St John Drive, Nassau Bay, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1952723967
$832.50
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.
$1,665.00
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.
$31.19 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 | Blue Advantage Exchange | $31.19 | ↓ -96% |
| Bcbs | All Commercial Plans | $78.50 | ↓ -91% |
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $711.36 | ↓ -15% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $722.03 | ↓ -13% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $725.59 | ↓ -13% |
| Cigna | Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $732.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Molina Healthcare | Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan | $746.93 | ↓ -10% |
| Community Health Choice | D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $761.15 | ↓ -9% |
| Procare Advantage | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $782.50 | ↓ -6% |
| Community Health Choice | Silver & Gold Exchange | $1,159.52 | ↑ +39% |
| Optum Health | Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,387.15 | ↑ +67% |
| Molina Healthcare | Exchange | $1,422.72 | ↑ +71% |
| Cigna | Local Plus/Surefit Hmo/Ppo | $2,052.00 | ↑ +146% |
| Cigna | Network C-24 Hmo/Ppo | $2,052.00 | ↑ +146% |
| Cigna | Pcp Optional/Pcp Required Benefit Plans Hmo | $2,173.00 | ↑ +161% |
| Entrust | All Commercial Plans | $2,956.00 | ↑ +255% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $3,913.00 | ↑ +370% |
| Aetna | New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan | $7,316.00 | ↑ +779% |
| Aetna | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $7,542.00 | ↑ +806% |
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Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,284.31 | $42.63 – $1,742.94 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,201.83 | $45.61 – $1,802.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,366.97 | $42.63 – $1,742.94 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,284.31 | $42.63 – $1,742.94 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,201.83 | $45.61 – $1,802.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $1,201.83 | $42.63 – $1,802.74 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $1,366.97 | $42.63 – $2,050.45 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $1,284.31 | $42.63 – $1,742.94 |