CT scan for therapy guide 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.

$135.73 with BCBS vs $8,004.46 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 $135.73
BCBS BAV $171.98
BCBS HMO $262.21
BCBS EPOSOA $281.49
BCBS PPO $300.77
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $533.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $533.63
Superior Health Plan STARKids $533.63
Superior Health Plan STAR $533.63
Superior Health Plan CHIP $533.63
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,156.20
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,156.20
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,156.20
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,156.20
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,245.14
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,245.14
Cigna CSN $1,316.29
Humana HMO $1,328.66
Humana PPO $1,328.66
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,423.01
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,565.32
Cigna PPO $1,689.83
United OptionsPPO $1,796.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,107.84
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,107.84
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,134.52
Aetna QHPExchange $2,356.87
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,401.34
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,668.15
Aetna NBHMO $2,854.92
Aetna NBPOS $2,854.92
Aetna NBPPO $2,854.92
Aetna COMMHMO $3,041.69
Aetna COMMPOS $3,041.69
Aetna COMMPPO $3,041.69
BCBS Traditional $3,112.84
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,557.54
Aetna OONPOS $3,566.43
Aetna OONPPO $3,566.43
Aetna OONHMO $3,566.43
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,824.35
Aetna ASAHMO $3,851.03
Aetna ASAPPO $3,851.03
Aetna ASAPOS $3,851.03
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,002.23
United GlobalAppendix $4,002.23
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,740.42
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,891.61
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,891.61
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,336.30
Independent Medical System COMM $5,336.30
Beech Street WCOMP $5,336.30
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,336.30
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $5,336.30
Coastal Comp COMM $5,781.00
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $6,670.38
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,115.07
Beech Street COMMPPO $7,115.07
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,292.95
Physicians, INC COMM $7,559.76
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,559.76
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $8,004.46
Affiliated PPO COMM $8,004.46

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CT scan for therapy guide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,391.04 $259.12 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $694.60 $138.92 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $656.13 $174.97 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,391.04 $315.42 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,391.04 $718.70 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $694.60 $231.53 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00

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