CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

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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.

$112.27 with BCBS vs $3,276.32 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $112.27
BCBS BAV $142.25
BCBS HMO $216.89
Superior Health Plan STARKids $218.42
Superior Health Plan STAR $218.42
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $218.42
Superior Health Plan CHIP $218.42
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $218.42
BCBS EPOSOA $232.83
BCBS PPO $248.78
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $473.25
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $473.25
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $473.25
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $473.25
Amerigroup MGMCD $509.65
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $509.65
Cigna CSN $538.77
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $582.46
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $640.70
Cigna PPO $691.67
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
United OptionsPPO $735.35
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $862.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $862.76
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $873.68
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $928.29
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $982.89
Evry Health BroadNetwork $993.82
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,092.11
Humana HMO $1,105.10
Humana PPO $1,105.10
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Imagine Health PPO $1,274.12
BCBS Traditional $1,274.12
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Curative Administrators COMM $1,456.14
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,456.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,565.35
United GlobalAppendix $1,638.16
Averde Health Commercial $1,638.16
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,638.16
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,820.17
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,940.31
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,002.19
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,002.19
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,184.21
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $2,184.21
Independent Medical System COMM $2,184.21
Beech Street WCOMP $2,184.21
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,184.21
Coastal Comp COMM $2,366.23
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $2,730.26
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,912.28
Beech Street COMMPPO $2,912.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,985.09
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,094.30
Physicians, INC COMM $3,094.30
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $3,276.32
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,276.32

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $937.13 $89.94 – $2,008.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,085.05 $127.58 – $1,537.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,007.29 $207.33 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $979.93 $195.99 – $1,224.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,085.05 $146.08 – $1,537.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,007.29 $260.90 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,007.29 $520.43 – $1,510.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $979.93 $214.33 – $1,469.89

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