Nasopharyngoscopy w/endoscope 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

$1,005.44

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.

$1,005.44

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.

$91.07 with BCBS vs $904.90 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $91.07 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $100.41 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $125.71 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $129.99 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $130.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $130.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $130.71 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $130.71 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $134.27 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $140.76 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $140.76 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $148.81 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $160.87 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $176.96 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $191.03 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $203.10 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $238.29 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $238.29 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $241.31 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $256.39 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $266.44 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $274.49 ↓ -73%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $320.84 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $320.84 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $322.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $322.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $322.75 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $343.86 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $343.86 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $343.86 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $351.90 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $351.90 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $402.18 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $402.18 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $403.18 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $403.18 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $403.18 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $432.34 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $435.36 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $435.36 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $435.36 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $452.45 ↓ -55%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -50%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $502.72 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $535.90 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $552.99 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $552.99 ↓ -45%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $603.26 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $603.26 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $603.26 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $603.26 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $603.26 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $653.54 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $754.08 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $804.35 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $804.35 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $824.46 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $854.62 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $854.62 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $904.90 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $904.90 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $351.67 $99.64 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $298.52 $61.44 – $490.70
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $298.52 $95.82 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $298.52 $154.23 – $490.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $211.51 $70.50 – $490.70
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