Breath test analysis c-14 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.

$77.71 with Texas Health Network vs $1,972.78 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 $77.71
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $79.30
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $79.30
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $79.30
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $79.30
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $79.30
Amerigroup MGMCD $79.30
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $79.30
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $79.30
United MGMCD $80.89
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $85.64
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $87.23
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $87.23
Molina Healthcare STAR $87.23
Molina Healthcare CHIP $87.23
Oscar MGMCR $92.52
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $94.41
Devoted Health MGMCR $94.41
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $94.41
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $94.41
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $94.41
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $94.41
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $94.41
Amerigroup DualEligible $94.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $94.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $94.41
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $94.41
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $94.41
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $94.41
BCBS MCRPPO $94.41
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $94.41
CHC Harris Health Indigent $94.41
WellMed MGMCR $94.88
Van Lang IPA MCR $95.35
United MCR $96.30
WellCare POS $97.24
WellCare PFFS $97.24
WellCare MCRHMO $97.24
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $97.24
WellCare PPO $97.24
WellCare SNP $97.24
Humana MCD $99.13
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $99.13
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $99.13
Shared Health MGMCR $99.13
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $99.13
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $99.13
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $99.13
American Health Plan MGMCR $99.13
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $99.13
Superior Health Plan PFFS $99.13
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $100.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $100.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $100.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $100.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $100.07
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $102.18
Molina MGMCR $102.91
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $108.57
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $113.29
Verda Health Plan MCRSkilledNursing $122.73
Superior Health Plan STAR $131.52
Superior Health Plan STARKids $131.52
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $131.52
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $131.52
Superior Health Plan CHIP $131.52
Community Health Choice HIX $136.89
Superior ValueHMO $136.89
Superior EPO $146.34
Superior HMO $146.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $166.16
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $179.38
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $186.93
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $198.26
Molina Healthcare HIX $202.98
BCBS BAV $210.53
United SmallGroup $212.42
United AllPayerAppendix $212.42
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $229.42
Oscar HIX $272.84
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS HMO $320.99
Cigna CSN $324.41
BCBS EPOSOA $344.60
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $350.72
BCBS PPO $368.20
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $385.79
Cigna PPO $416.48
United OptionsPPO $442.78
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Aetna QHPExchange $507.99
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $526.08
Evry Health BroadNetwork $598.41
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Aetna NBHMO $675.17
Aetna NBPOS $675.17
Aetna NBPPO $675.17
Humana PPO $699.46
Humana HMO $699.46
Aetna COMMHMO $718.22
Aetna COMMPPO $718.22
Aetna COMMPOS $718.22
Imagine Health PPO $767.19
BCBS Traditional $767.19
Aetna OONHMO $844.50
Aetna OONPPO $844.50
Aetna OONPOS $844.50
Curative Administrators COMM $876.79
Aetna ASAPPO $912.66
Aetna ASAHMO $912.66
Aetna ASAPOS $912.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $942.55
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $986.39
United GlobalAppendix $986.39
Averde Health Commercial $986.39
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,095.99
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,168.33
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,205.59
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,205.59
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,315.19
Independent Medical System COMM $1,315.19
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,315.19
Beech Street WCOMP $1,315.19
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $1,315.19
Coastal Comp COMM $1,424.79
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $1,643.98
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,753.58
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,753.58
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,797.42
Physicians, INC COMM $1,863.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,863.18
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,972.78
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,972.78

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Breath test analysis c-14 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $197.34 $79.30 – $246.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $401.25 $82.59 – $601.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $421.31 $79.30 – $526.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $197.34 $79.30 – $246.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $401.25 $84.85 – $601.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $401.25 $79.30 – $601.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $421.31 $79.30 – $631.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $197.34 $79.30 – $246.68

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