Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$7,723.06

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$7,723.06

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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.

$120.63 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $17,787.26 with BCBS — 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
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $120.63 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $120.63 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $120.63 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $120.63 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $120.95 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $120.95 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $123.04 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $130.28 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $133.05 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $151.19 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $247.09 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $267.40 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $317.87 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $405.83 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $463.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $463.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $463.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $463.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $463.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $539.38 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPOS $539.38 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPPO $539.38 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPPO $674.66 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONPOS $674.66 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $674.66 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $729.11 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAHMO $729.11 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $729.11 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,282.03 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,297.47 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $1,440.54 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $1,440.54 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,969.38 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,108.40 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $2,703.07 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,089.22 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,089.22 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $3,475.38 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,116.39 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,089.29 ↑ +5%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,063.70 ↑ +17%
BCBS BAV $10,249.50 ↑ +33%
United SmallGroup $10,733.33 ↑ +39%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↑ +39%
BCBS HMO $15,627.05 ↑ +102%
BCBS EPOSOA $16,730.13 ↑ +117%
BCBS PPO $17,787.26 ↑ +130%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,994.35 $1,028.00 – $13,613.39
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,994.35 $129.42 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,994.35 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,728.24 $120.95 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,167.26 $120.95 – $13,613.39

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