Peng benzathine/procaine inj 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

$957.98

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.

$957.98

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.

$9.02 with BCBS vs $862.18 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $9.02 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $9.94 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $12.42 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $12.42 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $12.42 ↓ -99%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $17.37 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $32.21 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $32.21 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $32.21 ↓ -97%
Cigna CSN $42.04 ↓ -96%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $45.51 ↓ -95%
Cigna PPO $54.19 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $57.48 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $57.48 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $57.48 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $57.48 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $57.48 ↓ -94%
Humana HMO $108.11 ↓ -89%
Humana PPO $108.11 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $124.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $124.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $124.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $124.54 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $134.12 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $134.12 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $168.60 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $193.51 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $227.04 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $227.04 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $229.92 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $335.29 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $411.93 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $431.09 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $510.60 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $526.89 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $526.89 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $574.79 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $574.79 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $574.79 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $574.79 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $574.79 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $622.69 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $718.49 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $766.38 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $766.38 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $785.54 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $814.28 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $814.28 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $862.18 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $862.18 ↓ -10%

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Peng benzathine/procaine inj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $168.10 $4.14 – $480.27
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $26.59 $6.35 – $136.73
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $363.50 $5.46 – $35.06
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $168.10 $5.01 – $480.27
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $168.10 $5.01 – $480.27
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $26.59 $6.35 – $129.14
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $168.10 $5.01 – $480.27
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $26.59 $6.35 – $168.64

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