C-1 esterase, berinert 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

$19,377.48

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.

$19,377.48

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.

$72.27 with Christus (USFHP) vs $17,439.73 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $72.27 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $115.84 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $125.17 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $125.17 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $125.17 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $127.66 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $159.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $159.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $159.57 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $183.58 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $198.75 ↓ -99%
Cigna PPO $236.68 ↓ -99%
Humana PPO $476.68 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $476.68 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,162.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,162.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,162.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,162.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,162.65 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,519.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,519.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,519.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,519.07 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,712.85 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,712.85 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,410.44 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $3,914.25 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4,592.46 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4,592.46 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $4,650.60 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $6,782.12 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $8,332.32 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $8,719.87 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $10,328.20 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $10,657.61 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $10,657.61 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $11,626.49 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $11,626.49 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $11,626.49 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $11,626.49 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $11,626.49 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $12,595.36 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $14,533.11 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $15,501.98 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $15,501.98 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $15,889.53 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $16,470.86 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $16,470.86 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $17,439.73 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $17,439.73 ↓ -10%

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C-1 esterase, berinert at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $28,953.24 $72.27 – $476.68
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $10,255.04 $77.25 – $61,530.20
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $10,255.04 $77.25 – $61,530.20
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $10,255.04 $77.25 – $61,530.20
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $2,853.72 $40.52 – $247.63
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $2,853.72 $40.52 – $247.63
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $2,853.72 $40.52 – $247.63
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $5,548.90 $40.52 – $247.63

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