X-ray exam entire spi 6/> vw 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

$1,981.80

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.

$1,981.80

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.

$96.92 with Texas Health Network vs $1,783.62 with Multiplan — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $96.92 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $98.90 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $98.90 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $98.90 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $98.90 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $99.58 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $99.58 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $99.58 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $99.58 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $101.57 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $107.55 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $108.79 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $108.79 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $108.79 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $108.79 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $118.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $118.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $118.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $118.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $118.91 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $121.79 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $123.63 ↓ -94%
BCBS BAV $154.32 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $235.28 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $245.18 ↓ -88%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $252.58 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $269.88 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $288.37 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $312.08 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $348.80 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $370.98 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $400.32 ↓ -80%
Aetna QHPExchange $467.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $475.63 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $505.36 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $541.03 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $621.72 ↓ -69%
Aetna NBHMO $621.72 ↓ -69%
Aetna NBPPO $621.72 ↓ -69%
Aetna COMMPPO $661.36 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMMPOS $661.36 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMMHMO $661.36 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $693.63 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $693.63 ↓ -65%
Aetna OONHMO $777.64 ↓ -61%
Aetna OONPPO $777.64 ↓ -61%
Aetna OONPOS $777.64 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $792.72 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $792.72 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAPOS $840.41 ↓ -58%
Aetna ASAHMO $840.41 ↓ -58%
Aetna ASAPPO $840.41 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $852.17 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $891.81 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $891.81 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $891.81 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $990.90 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,056.30 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,089.99 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,089.99 ↓ -45%
Humana HMO $1,154.78 ↓ -42%
Humana PPO $1,154.78 ↓ -42%
Beech Street WCOMP $1,189.08 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $1,189.08 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,189.08 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,189.08 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,189.08 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,288.17 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $1,486.35 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,585.44 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,585.44 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,625.08 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,684.53 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,684.53 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,783.62 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,783.62 ↓ -10%

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