Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST

6002 FAIRMONT PKWY, PASADENA, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1174576698

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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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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.

$31.76 with Texas Health Network vs $1,037.27 with Affiliated PPO — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $31.76 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.41 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $32.75 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $32.75 —
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $32.75 —
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $32.75 —
United MGMCD $33.41 —
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $35.37 —
Molina Healthcare STAR $35.65 —
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $35.65 —
Molina Healthcare CHIP $35.65 —
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $35.65 —
Humana MCD $40.51 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $48.61 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $48.61 —
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $48.61 —
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $69.15 —
Superior Health Plan STAR $69.15 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $69.15 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $69.15 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $69.15 —
Cigna CSN $89.58 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $96.94 —
Cigna PPO $115.24 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 —
BCBS BAV $177.98 —
United SmallGroup $182.03 —
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 —
Aetna NBPOS $201.72 —
Aetna NBPPO $201.72 —
Aetna NBHMO $201.72 —
Aetna COMMPOS $214.64 —
Aetna COMMHMO $214.64 —
Aetna COMMPPO $214.64 —
United OptionsPPO $232.81 —
Aetna OONPOS $252.36 —
Aetna OONHMO $252.36 —
Aetna OONPPO $252.36 —
BCBS HMO $271.35 —
Aetna ASAPPO $272.86 —
Aetna ASAPOS $272.86 —
Aetna ASAHMO $272.86 —
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $276.60 —
BCBS EPOSOA $291.31 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $293.89 —
BCBS PPO $311.26 —
Evry Health BroadNetwork $314.64 —
Humana HMO $381.83 —
Humana PPO $381.83 —
BCBS Traditional $403.38 —
Imagine Health PPO $403.38 —
Curative Administrators COMM $461.01 —
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $461.01 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $495.58 —
Averde Health Commercial $518.63 —
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $518.63 —
United GlobalAppendix $518.63 —
Coventry National First Health COMM $597.01 —
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $633.89 —
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $633.89 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $691.51 —
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $691.51 —
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $691.51 —
Independent Medical System COMM $691.51 —
Coastal Comp COMM $749.14 —
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $864.39 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $864.39 —
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $922.02 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $945.07 —
Physicians, INC COMM $979.64 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $979.64 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $979.64 —
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,037.27 —

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Ankle X-ray (2 views, both ankles) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $368.90 $30.79 – $790.50
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $479.22 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $287.83 $59.24 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $302.50 $32.41 – $378.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $217.55 $32.41 – $271.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $287.83 $34.68 – $431.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $287.83 $32.41 – $431.74

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