St analysis behavior qualitative voice/resonance 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

$753.32

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.

$753.32

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.

$45.20 with Superior Health Plan vs $848.06 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $45.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $45.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $45.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $45.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $45.20 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $97.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $97.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $97.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $97.93 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $105.46 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.46 ↓ -86%
Oscar MGMCR $107.93 ↓ -86%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $108.40 ↓ -86%
BCBS MCRPPO $110.13 ↓ -85%
Devoted Health MGMCR $110.13 ↓ -85%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $110.13 ↓ -85%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $110.13 ↓ -85%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $110.13 ↓ -85%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $110.13 ↓ -85%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $110.13 ↓ -85%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $110.13 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup DualEligible $110.13 ↓ -85%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $110.13 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $110.13 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $110.13 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $110.13 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $110.13 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $110.13 ↓ -85%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $110.13 ↓ -85%
WellMed MGMCR $110.68 ↓ -85%
Van Lang IPA MCR $111.23 ↓ -85%
United MCR $112.33 ↓ -85%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $113.43 ↓ -85%
WellCare PFFS $113.43 ↓ -85%
WellCare MCRHMO $113.43 ↓ -85%
WellCare POS $113.43 ↓ -85%
WellCare SNP $113.43 ↓ -85%
WellCare PPO $113.43 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $115.64 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $115.64 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $115.64 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $115.64 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $115.64 ↓ -85%
Shared Health MGMCR $115.64 ↓ -85%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $115.64 ↓ -85%
American Health Plan MGMCR $115.64 ↓ -85%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $115.64 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $116.74 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $116.74 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $116.74 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $116.74 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $116.74 ↓ -85%
Molina MGMCR $120.04 ↓ -84%
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $126.65 ↓ -83%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $132.16 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $132.58 ↓ -82%
Verda Health Plan MCRSkilledNursing $143.17 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $146.90 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $152.17 ↓ -80%
Superior ValueHMO $159.69 ↓ -79%
Community Health Choice HIX $159.69 ↓ -79%
Superior EPO $170.70 ↓ -77%
Superior HMO $170.70 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $178.54 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $178.54 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $180.80 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $211.68 ↓ -72%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $218.06 ↓ -71%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $231.27 ↓ -69%
BCBS BAV $233.39 ↓ -69%
Molina Healthcare HIX $236.78 ↓ -69%
BCBS Traditional $263.66 ↓ -65%
BCBS HMO $292.19 ↓ -61%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS EPOSOA $302.14 ↓ -60%
BCBS PPO $312.09 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $323.93 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $338.99 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $338.99 ↓ -55%
Aetna QHPExchange $347.91 ↓ -54%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $376.66 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $401.52 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $414.33 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $414.33 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $451.99 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $451.99 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $451.99 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $451.99 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $451.99 ↓ -40%
Aetna NBHMO $462.16 ↓ -39%
Aetna NBPPO $462.16 ↓ -39%
Aetna NBPOS $462.16 ↓ -39%
Coastal Comp COMM $489.66 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMPOS $490.17 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMHMO $490.17 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMPPO $490.17 ↓ -35%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -34%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $564.99 ↓ -25%
Aetna OONPPO $577.89 ↓ -23%
Aetna OONHMO $577.89 ↓ -23%
Aetna OONPOS $577.89 ↓ -23%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $602.66 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $602.66 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $617.72 ↓ -18%
Aetna ASAPPO $623.59 ↓ -17%
Aetna ASAPOS $623.59 ↓ -17%
Aetna ASAHMO $623.59 ↓ -17%
Physicians, INC COMM $640.32 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $640.32 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $677.99 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $677.99 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $848.06 ↑ +13%
Humana PPO $848.06 ↑ +13%

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