X-ray exam of femur 1 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

$628.38

Cash price

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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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$628.38

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.

$28.81 with Texas Health Network vs $565.54 with Affiliated PPO — 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 $28.81 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $29.40 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $29.40 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $29.40 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $29.40 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $29.40 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.40 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $29.40 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $29.40 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $29.99 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $31.75 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $32.34 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $32.34 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $32.34 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $32.34 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $36.75 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $37.70 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $37.70 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $37.70 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $37.70 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $37.70 ↓ -94%
Cigna CSN $77.44 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $83.80 ↓ -87%
Cigna PPO $99.62 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $110.59 ↓ -82%
Aetna QHPExchange $125.25 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $126.93 ↓ -80%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47 ↓ -78%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $150.81 ↓ -76%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $160.24 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPPO $166.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBHMO $166.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPOS $166.46 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $171.55 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMPPO $177.08 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMHMO $177.08 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPOS $177.08 ↓ -72%
BCBS BAV $177.98 ↓ -72%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -71%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -71%
Aetna OONPPO $208.21 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPOS $208.21 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONHMO $208.21 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $219.93 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $219.93 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPOS $225.02 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAPPO $225.02 ↓ -64%
Aetna ASAHMO $225.02 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $251.35 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $251.35 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $270.20 ↓ -57%
BCBS HMO $271.35 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $282.77 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $282.77 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $282.77 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $291.31 ↓ -54%
BCBS PPO $311.26 ↓ -50%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $314.19 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $334.93 ↓ -47%
Humana PPO $340.77 ↓ -46%
Humana HMO $340.77 ↓ -46%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $345.61 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $345.61 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $377.03 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $377.03 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $377.03 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $377.03 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $377.03 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $408.45 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $471.29 ↓ -25%
Beech Street COMMPPO $502.70 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $502.70 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $515.27 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $534.12 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $534.12 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $565.54 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $565.54 ↓ -10%

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