Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

$649.53

Cash price

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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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$649.53

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.

$31.11 with Texas Health Network vs $584.58 with Multiplan — 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 $31.11 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $31.41 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $31.41 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $31.41 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $31.41 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $31.74 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $31.74 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $31.74 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $31.74 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $32.04 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $33.92 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $34.91 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $34.91 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $34.91 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $34.91 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $38.97 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $38.97 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $38.97 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $38.97 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $38.97 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $39.67 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $41.24 ↓ -94%
BCBS BAV $52.25 ↓ -92%
Cigna CSN $78.64 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $79.66 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $85.11 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $85.52 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $91.38 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $101.17 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $114.32 ↓ -82%
Aetna QHPExchange $125.25 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $131.21 ↓ -80%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $155.89 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $165.63 ↓ -75%
Aetna NBPOS $166.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBHMO $166.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPPO $166.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMMPPO $177.08 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMHMO $177.08 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMPOS $177.08 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $177.32 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -72%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONHMO $208.21 ↓ -68%
Aetna OONPPO $208.21 ↓ -68%
Aetna OONPOS $208.21 ↓ -68%
Aetna ASAHMO $225.02 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPOS $225.02 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPPO $225.02 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $227.34 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $227.34 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $259.81 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $259.81 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $279.30 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $292.29 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $292.29 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $292.29 ↓ -55%
Humana HMO $303.42 ↓ -53%
Humana PPO $303.42 ↓ -53%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $324.76 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $346.20 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $357.24 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $357.24 ↓ -45%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $389.72 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $389.72 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $389.72 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $389.72 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $389.72 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $422.19 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $487.15 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $519.62 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $519.62 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $532.61 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $552.10 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $552.10 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $584.58 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $584.58 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $220.43 $31.74 – $275.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $372.51 $76.67 – $558.76
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $220.43 $31.74 – $275.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $372.51 $33.96 – $558.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $372.51 $31.74 – $558.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $235.55 $31.74 – $353.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $220.43 $31.74 – $275.54

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