Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$25.76 with Cigna vs $2,115.00 with Fidelis SecureCare of TX — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna CSN $25.76
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $27.91
Cigna PPO $33.20
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $105.84
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $105.84
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $105.84
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $105.84
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $113.98
Amerigroup MGMCD $113.98
BCBS MyBlueHealth $132.70
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $143.29
BCBS BAV $146.54
United OptionsPPO $164.45
BCBS HMO $183.18
BCBS EPOSOA $187.25
BCBS PPO $190.51
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $192.95
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $192.95
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $195.39
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $207.60
Aetna QHPExchange $215.74
Molina Healthcare HIX $219.82
Evry Health BroadNetwork $222.26
CHC Harris Health Indigent $244.24
Humana PPO $259.79
Humana HMO $259.79
Aetna NBHMO $261.34
Aetna NBPPO $261.34
Aetna NBPOS $261.34
Aetna COMMPPO $278.43
Aetna COMMPOS $278.43
Aetna COMMHMO $278.43
BCBS Traditional $284.95
Imagine Health PPO $284.95
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $325.65
Curative Administrators COMM $325.65
Aetna OONHMO $326.47
Aetna OONPOS $326.47
Aetna OONPPO $326.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $350.08
Aetna ASAPPO $352.52
Aetna ASAPOS $352.52
Aetna ASAHMO $352.52
United GlobalAppendix $366.36
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $407.06
Coventry National First Health COMM $433.93
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $447.77
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $447.77
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $488.48
Beech Street WCOMP $488.48
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $488.48
Independent Medical System COMM $488.48
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $488.48
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Coastal Comp COMM $529.18
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $610.60
Beech Street COMMPPO $651.30
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $651.30
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $667.59
Physicians, INC COMM $692.01
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $692.01
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $732.72
Affiliated PPO COMM $732.72
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $29.93 $5.69 – $64.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,385.30 $392.50 – $1,962.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,944.23 $7.62 – $55.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,717.67 $12.00 – $2,147.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,385.30 $369.41 – $1,962.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,944.23 $11.89 – $85.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,944.23 $8.00 – $55.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,717.67 $12.00 – $2,576.51

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →