MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil 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

$21,054.99

Cash price

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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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$21,054.99

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.

$585.41 with United vs $18,949.49 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $585.41 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $661.71 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $693.25 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $693.25 ↓ -97%
BCBS BAV $763.27 ↓ -96%
BCBS HMO $1,160.29 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,210.00 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,228.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,263.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,263.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,263.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,263.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,263.30 ↓ -94%
BCBS PPO $1,292.63 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $1,605.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPPO $1,605.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPOS $1,605.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,706.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,706.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,706.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $2,007.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONHMO $2,007.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONPPO $2,007.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna CSN $2,127.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,168.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,168.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,304.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,737.15 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,737.15 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,737.15 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,737.15 ↓ -87%
Cigna PPO $2,739.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,947.70 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,947.70 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,705.68 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $4,253.11 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4,990.03 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4,990.03 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $5,053.20 ↓ -76%
Humana HMO $5,664.62 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $5,664.62 ↓ -73%
Molina Healthcare HIX $5,684.85 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $6,316.50 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $7,369.25 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $8,422.00 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $9,053.65 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $9,474.75 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $9,474.75 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $11,222.31 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $11,580.24 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $11,580.24 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $12,632.99 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $12,632.99 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $12,632.99 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $12,632.99 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $12,632.99 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $13,685.74 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $15,791.24 ↓ -25%
Beech Street COMMPPO $16,843.99 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $16,843.99 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $17,265.09 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $17,896.74 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $17,896.74 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $18,949.49 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $18,949.49 ↓ -10%

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MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,224.43 $346.92 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,943.87 $400.11 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,680.56 $336.11 – $2,577.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,224.43 $326.51 – $2,577.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,943.87 $623.98 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,943.87 $1,004.33 – $2,915.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,680.56 $560.19 – $2,520.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,224.43 $326.51 – $2,149.00

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