F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$957.55

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.

$957.55

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.

$57.45 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,899.30 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.45 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.45 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.45 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $57.45 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $57.45 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $124.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $124.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $124.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $124.48 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $134.06 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $134.06 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $141.72 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $153.21 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $168.53 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $181.93 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $186.72 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $193.43 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $226.94 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $226.94 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $229.81 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $244.18 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $258.54 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $261.41 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $287.26 ↓ -70%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna NBPOS $307.37 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $307.37 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $307.37 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $327.48 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $327.48 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $327.48 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $335.14 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $335.14 ↓ -65%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $382.20 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $383.02 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $383.02 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $383.98 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $383.98 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $383.98 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $411.75 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $414.62 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $414.62 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $414.62 ↓ -57%
BCBS BAV $421.20 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $430.90 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $430.90 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $430.90 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $478.77 ↓ -50%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $510.37 ↓ -47%
BCBS EPOSOA $526.50 ↓ -45%
BCBS HMO $526.50 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $526.50 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $526.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $526.65 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $574.53 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $574.53 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $574.53 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $574.53 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $574.53 ↓ -40%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $622.41 ↓ -35%
United SmallGroup $711.50 ↓ -26%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $711.50 ↓ -26%
United AllPayerAppendix $711.50 ↓ -26%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $718.16 ↓ -25%
Beech Street COMMPPO $766.04 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $766.04 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $785.19 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $813.92 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $813.92 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $861.79 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $861.79 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $1,899.30 ↑ +98%
Humana PPO $1,899.30 ↑ +98%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $3,262.36 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,325.37 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $3,768.75 $382.20 – $1,899.30
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $3,681.20 $382.20 – $1,899.30
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $479.15 $100.00 – $1,369.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $632.63 $269.10 – $3,253.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $177.00 $100.00 – $1,062.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $479.15 $100.00 – $1,369.00

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