Cath council tip 16fr 5cc at HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND

11100 Shadow Creek Pkwy, Pearland, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1609275585

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.

$19.00 with Oscar vs $149.22 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
Oscar MGMCR $19.00
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $19.39
BCBS MCRPPO $19.39
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $19.39
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $19.39
Devoted Health MGMCR $19.39
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $19.39
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $19.39
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $19.39
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $19.39
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $19.39
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $19.39
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $19.39
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19.39
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $19.39
WellMed MGMCR $19.49
Aetna MCR $19.55
Van Lang IPA MCR $19.58
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19.60
United MCR $19.78
WellCare MCRHMO $19.97
WellCare PFFS $19.97
WellCare POS $19.97
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $19.97
WellCare PPO $19.97
WellCare SNP $19.97
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $20.36
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $20.36
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $20.36
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $20.36
Superior Health Plan PFFS $20.36
Shared Health MGMCR $20.36
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $20.36
American Health Plan MGMCR $20.36
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $20.36
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $20.55
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $20.55
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $20.55
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $20.55
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $20.55
Molina MGMCR $21.14
BCBS BAV $21.66
Verda Health Plan MCR $25.21
BCBS HMO $27.04
Superior ValueHMO $28.12
Community Health Choice HIX $28.12
BCBS EPOSOA $28.62
Superior EPO $30.05
Superior HMO $30.05
BCBS PPO $30.20
Molina Healthcare HIX $41.69
Humana PPO $149.22
Humana HMO $149.22

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $25.06 $7.10 – $35.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $25.06 $5.16 – $37.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $25.06 $5.01 – $52.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $25.06 $6.68 – $35.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $25.06 $8.04 – $63.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $25.06 $12.95 – $37.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $25.06 $8.35 – $52.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $25.06 $6.68 – $35.50

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