Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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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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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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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$0.62 with Christus (USFHP) vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $0.62
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.06
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.06
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1.06
Superior Health Plan STAR $1.06
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.06
United SmallGroup $1.09
United AllPayerAppendix $1.09
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.09
Cigna CSN $1.72
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1.86
Cigna PPO $2.22
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2.29
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2.29
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2.29
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2.29
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2.46
Amerigroup MGMCD $2.46
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3.10
United OptionsPPO $3.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4.17
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4.17
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $4.22
Molina Healthcare HIX $4.75
CHC Harris Health Indigent $5.28
BCBS Traditional $6.16
Humana HMO $6.62
Humana PPO $6.62
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $7.57
United GlobalAppendix $7.92
BCBS BAV $8.04
Coventry National First Health COMM $9.38
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $9.68
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $9.68
BCBS HMO $10.04
BCBS PPO $10.04
BCBS EPOSOA $10.04
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $10.56
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10.56
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $10.56
Beech Street WCOMP $10.56
Independent Medical System COMM $10.56
Coastal Comp COMM $11.44
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $13.20
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $14.08
Beech Street COMMPPO $14.08
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14.43
Physicians, INC COMM $14.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $14.96
Affiliated PPO COMM $15.84
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $15.84
Oscar HIX $45.77
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $59.86
Aetna QHPExchange $62.21
Evry Health BroadNetwork $64.08
Aetna NBPOS $75.35
Aetna NBHMO $75.35
Aetna NBPPO $75.35
Aetna COMMHMO $80.28
Aetna COMMPOS $80.28
Aetna COMMPPO $80.28
Imagine Health PPO $82.16
Curative Administrators COMM $93.90
Aetna OONHMO $94.13
Aetna OONPOS $94.13
Aetna OONPPO $94.13
Aetna ASAHMO $101.64
Aetna ASAPOS $101.64
Aetna ASAPPO $101.64
Averde Health Commercial $105.63
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $105.63
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $117.37
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $10.29 $0.90 – $12.60
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $30.00 $0.77 – $21.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $30.00 $0.77 – $22.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $30.00 $0.77 – $19.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $30.00 $0.77 – $21.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $30.00 $0.77 – $22.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $30.00 $0.77 – $22.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $30.00 $0.77 – $22.95

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