Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$6.01 with Oscar vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
Oscar MGMCR $6.01
Devoted Health MGMCR $6.13
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $6.13
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $6.13
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $6.13
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $6.13
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $6.13
BCBS MCRPPO $6.13
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $6.13
CHC Harris Health Indigent $6.13
Amerigroup DualEligible $6.13
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $6.13
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $6.13
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $6.13
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $6.13
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $6.13
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $6.13
WellMed MGMCR $6.16
Van Lang IPA MCR $6.19
United MCR $6.25
WellCare POS $6.31
WellCare SNP $6.31
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $6.31
WellCare PPO $6.31
WellCare PFFS $6.31
WellCare MCRHMO $6.31
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6.32
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $6.44
American Health Plan MGMCR $6.44
Shared Health MGMCR $6.44
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $6.44
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $6.44
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $6.44
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $6.44
Superior Health Plan PFFS $6.44
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $6.44
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $6.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $6.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $6.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $6.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $6.50
Molina MGMCR $6.68
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $7.05
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.36
Verda Health Plan MCRSkilledNursing $7.97
Community Health Choice HIX $8.89
Superior ValueHMO $8.89
Superior EPO $9.50
Superior HMO $9.50
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $12.14
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $12.87
Molina Healthcare HIX $13.18
BCBS MyBlueHealth $16.87
Aetna QHPExchange $17.04
BCBS BAV $18.60
Superior Health Plan STARKids $20.46
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $20.46
Superior Health Plan STAR $20.46
Superior Health Plan CHIP $20.46
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $20.46
Aetna NBHMO $22.63
Aetna NBPOS $22.63
Aetna NBPPO $22.63
BCBS HMO $23.29
Aetna COMMPOS $24.01
Aetna COMMPPO $24.01
Aetna COMMHMO $24.01
BCBS EPOSOA $24.08
BCBS PPO $24.87
Aetna OONPPO $28.30
Aetna OONHMO $28.30
Aetna OONPOS $28.30
Aetna ASAPPO $30.54
Aetna ASAPOS $30.54
Aetna ASAHMO $30.54
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $44.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $44.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $44.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $44.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $47.75
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $47.75
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $60.03
Oscar HIX $66.51
United OptionsPPO $68.90
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $80.83
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $80.83
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $81.86
Humana HMO $82.98
Humana PPO $82.98
BCBS Traditional $119.37
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $146.66
United GlobalAppendix $153.48
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $153.48
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $170.53
Coventry National First Health COMM $181.79
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $187.59
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $187.59
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $204.64
Beech Street WCOMP $204.64
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $204.64
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $204.64
Independent Medical System COMM $204.64
Coastal Comp COMM $221.70
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $255.80
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $272.86
Beech Street COMMPPO $272.86
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $279.68
Physicians, INC COMM $289.91
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $289.91
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $306.96
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $306.96
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $45.85 $10.53 – $293.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $84.96 $18.45 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $108.19 $18.45 – $162.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $96.98 $18.45 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $84.96 $16.87 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $108.19 $18.45 – $162.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $108.19 $18.45 – $253.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $96.98 $18.45 – $149.00

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