Revision of knee joint 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

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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.

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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.

$2,428.00 with Aetna vs $62,486.00 with Cigna — 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
Aetna QHPExchange $2,428.00
Aetna NBPOS $3,227.00
Aetna NBHMO $3,227.00
Aetna COMMPOS $3,428.00
Aetna COMMHMO $3,428.00
Aetna NBPPO $3,552.00
Aetna COMMPPO $3,774.00
Aetna OONHMO $4,036.00
Aetna OONPOS $4,036.00
Aetna ASAPOS $4,360.00
Aetna ASAHMO $4,360.00
Aetna OONPPO $4,439.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Aetna ASAPPO $4,796.00
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
American Health Plan MGMCR $12,000.00
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $12,000.00
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $14,000.00
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $14,000.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $24,561.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $30,339.52
BCBS BAV $36,868.28
BCBS HMO $38,404.46
BCBS EPOSOA $45,189.24
Cigna CSN $48,506.00
BCBS PPO $51,974.03
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $52,553.00
Cigna PPO $62,486.00

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Revision of knee joint at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $1,627.16 – $4,826.69
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $25,730.98 – $25,730.98
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $33,539.89 – $33,539.89
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $1,528.61 – $27,267.16
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $30,339.52 – $30,339.52
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $33,539.89 – $33,539.89
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $1,554.43 – $23,042.67
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $30,339.52 – $30,339.52

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