Ther radiology tx plng smpl 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.

$59.52 with Christus (USFHP) vs $1,306.22 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $59.52
BCBS MyBlueHealth $133.88
BCBS BAV $147.78
BCBS EPOSOA $219.48
BCBS PPO $219.48
BCBS HMO $219.48
Aetna QHPExchange $370.99
Aetna NBPPO $493.08
Aetna NBHMO $493.08
Aetna NBPOS $493.08
Aetna COMMHMO $524.52
Aetna COMMPPO $524.52
Aetna COMMPOS $524.52
Aetna OONHMO $616.75
Aetna OONPOS $616.75
Aetna OONPPO $616.75
Aetna ASAPOS $666.53
Aetna ASAPPO $666.53
Aetna ASAHMO $666.53
Humana HMO $1,306.22
Humana PPO $1,306.22

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Ther radiology tx plng smpl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $281.67 – $281.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple not published $285.32 – $285.32
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $59.52 – $1,306.22
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $59.52 – $1,306.22
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $286.79 – $286.79
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $58.06 – $1,306.22
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $60.23 – $1,306.22
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $59.52 – $1,306.22

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