Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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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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 (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.

$9.50 with Texas Health Network vs $61.10 with Cigna — 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 $9.50
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $9.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.69
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $9.69
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $9.69
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9.69
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9.69
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $9.69
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $9.69
United MGMCD $9.88
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $10.47
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $10.66
Molina Healthcare CHIP $10.66
Molina Healthcare STAR $10.66
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $10.66
Oscar MGMCR $11.30
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $11.53
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $11.53
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $11.53
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $11.53
CHC Harris Health Indigent $11.53
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $11.53
BCBS MCRPPO $11.53
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $11.53
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $11.53
United AllPayerAppendix $11.53
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $11.53
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $11.53
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $11.53
United SmallGroup $11.53
Devoted Health MGMCR $11.53
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $11.53
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.53
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $11.53
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $11.53
WellMed MGMCR $11.59
Van Lang IPA MCR $11.65
United MCR $11.76
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $11.88
WellCare PPO $11.88
WellCare SNP $11.88
WellCare PFFS $11.88
WellCare MCRHMO $11.88
WellCare POS $11.88
Shared Health MGMCR $12.11
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $12.11
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $12.11
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $12.11
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $12.11
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $12.11
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $12.11
Humana MCD $12.11
Superior Health Plan PFFS $12.11
American Health Plan MGMCR $12.11
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $12.22
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $12.22
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $12.22
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $12.22
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $12.22
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $12.48
Molina MGMCR $12.57
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $13.26
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.84
Verda Health Plan MCRSkilledNursing $14.99
Community Health Choice HIX $16.72
Superior ValueHMO $16.72
Superior HMO $17.87
Superior EPO $17.87
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.29
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $24.21
Molina Healthcare HIX $24.79
BCBS BAV $25.71
BCBS HMO $32.17
Oscar HIX $33.32
BCBS EPOSOA $34.47
BCBS PPO $36.78
Cigna CSN $47.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $51.36
Cigna PPO $61.10
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $232.50 $9.69 – $290.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $232.50 $12.00 – $348.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $232.50 $9.69 – $290.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $232.50 $9.69 – $290.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $232.50 $10.37 – $348.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $232.50 $8.00 – $348.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $232.50 $9.69 – $348.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $232.50 $9.69 – $290.62

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