Nm imaging gastric emptying study 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

$6,436.19

Cash price

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$6,436.19

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $5,792.57 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -95%
Texas Health Network MCD $301.92 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $308.08 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $308.08 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $308.08 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $308.08 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $326.45 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $326.45 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $326.45 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $326.45 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $332.98 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $338.89 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $338.89 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $338.89 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $338.89 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $352.57 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $385.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $386.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $386.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $386.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $386.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $386.17 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $542.31 ↓ -92%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $687.13 ↓ -89%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -87%
BCBS HMO $1,047.64 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,124.67 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,132.77 ↓ -82%
BCBS PPO $1,201.71 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $1,300.11 ↓ -80%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,544.69 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,641.23 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,643.91 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,757.08 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $2,053.79 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,053.79 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $2,184.91 ↓ -66%
Aetna NBHMO $2,184.91 ↓ -66%
Aetna NBPPO $2,184.91 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,252.67 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,252.67 ↓ -65%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,324.22 ↓ -64%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,324.22 ↓ -64%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,324.22 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,574.48 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,574.48 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $2,732.88 ↓ -58%
Aetna OONPPO $2,732.88 ↓ -58%
Aetna OONPOS $2,732.88 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,767.56 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $2,896.29 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,896.29 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,896.29 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,953.46 ↓ -54%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,953.46 ↓ -54%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,953.46 ↓ -54%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $3,218.09 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,430.49 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,539.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,539.90 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,861.71 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,861.71 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $3,861.71 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,861.71 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,861.71 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,183.52 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $4,827.14 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,148.95 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $5,148.95 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,277.68 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,470.76 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,470.76 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,792.57 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,792.57 ↓ -10%

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Nm imaging gastric emptying study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,699.25 $292.68 – $3,641.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,719.11 $353.85 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,402.87 $296.71 – $1,753.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,719.11 $317.48 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,402.87 $296.71 – $2,104.30

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