Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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

$406.75

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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$406.75

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.

$24.41 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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 $24.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $24.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $24.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $24.41 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $24.41 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $52.88 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $52.88 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $52.88 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $52.88 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $56.95 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $56.95 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $71.59 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $79.32 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $82.16 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $96.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $96.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $97.62 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $107.79 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $130.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $130.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $130.57 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $139.11 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $139.11 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $139.11 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $142.36 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $162.70 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $163.11 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $163.11 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $163.11 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $174.90 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $176.12 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $176.12 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $176.12 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $183.04 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $183.04 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $183.04 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $203.38 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $216.80 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $223.71 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $223.71 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $244.05 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $244.05 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $244.05 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $244.05 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $244.05 ↓ -40%
Humana PPO $248.95 ↓ -39%
Humana HMO $248.95 ↓ -39%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $264.39 ↓ -35%
BCBS BAV $281.30 ↓ -31%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -26%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $305.06 ↓ -25%
Beech Street COMMPPO $325.40 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $325.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $333.54 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $345.74 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $345.74 ↓ -15%
BCBS HMO $352.17 ↓ -13%
BCBS EPOSOA $364.16 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $366.07 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $366.07 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $376.15 ↓ -8%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +23%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +48%

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Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $128.10 $100.00 – $978.00
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $572.01 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $226.54 $64.19 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $216.95 $44.66 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $202.10 $40.42 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $226.54 $60.41 – $316.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $216.95 $69.64 – $325.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $216.95 $112.09 – $3,235.82

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