X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 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

$1,499.96

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.

$1,499.96

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.

$39.94 with Texas Health Network vs $1,349.96 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 $39.94 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $40.76 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $40.76 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $40.76 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $40.76 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $40.76 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $40.76 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $40.76 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $40.76 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $41.58 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $44.02 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $44.84 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $44.84 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $44.84 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $44.84 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $50.95 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $90.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $90.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $90.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $90.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $90.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna CSN $108.99 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $117.95 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $140.21 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPExchange $178.98 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26 ↓ -87%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04 ↓ -86%
Aetna NBPPO $237.88 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBPOS $237.88 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBHMO $237.88 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $245.18 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -84%
BCBS BAV $249.94 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPOS $253.05 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPPO $253.05 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMHMO $253.05 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $263.99 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPPO $297.55 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONPOS $297.55 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONHMO $297.55 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $302.99 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAHMO $321.56 ↓ -79%
Aetna ASAPOS $321.56 ↓ -79%
Aetna ASAPPO $321.56 ↓ -79%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $359.99 ↓ -76%
BCBS HMO $381.07 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $382.49 ↓ -74%
BCBS EPOSOA $409.09 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $409.49 ↓ -73%
BCBS PPO $437.11 ↓ -71%
Humana HMO $514.65 ↓ -66%
Humana PPO $514.65 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $524.99 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $524.99 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $599.98 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $599.98 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $644.98 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $674.98 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $674.98 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $674.98 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $749.98 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $799.48 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $824.98 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $824.98 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $899.98 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $899.98 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $899.98 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $899.98 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $899.98 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $974.97 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $1,124.97 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,199.97 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,199.97 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,229.97 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,274.97 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,274.97 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,349.96 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,349.96 ↓ -10%

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X-ray l/s-spine bend vw only 2-3 vw at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $814.45 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $468.26 $96.38 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $423.69 $40.76 – $529.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $341.30 $40.76 – $426.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $468.26 $43.61 – $702.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $468.26 $40.76 – $702.39
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