Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern 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

$7,539.78

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.

$7,539.78

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.

$314.09 with Texas Childrens Health Plans vs $4,018.70 with Coventry National First Health — 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 Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $314.09 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $314.09 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $331.79 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $331.79 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $331.79 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $331.79 ↓ -96%
United MGMCD $338.43 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $345.50 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $345.50 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $345.50 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $345.50 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $358.33 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $392.61 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $452.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $452.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $452.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $452.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $452.39 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $556.90 ↓ -93%
BCBS BAV $705.62 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $929.86 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $1,075.83 ↓ -86%
United SmallGroup $1,101.15 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -85%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,151.77 ↓ -85%
BCBS PPO $1,224.55 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,251.60 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,266.68 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,715.63 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,922.64 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,058.36 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $2,280.23 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPOS $2,280.23 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPPO $2,280.23 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $2,405.94 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,405.94 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,425.62 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,425.62 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,425.62 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $2,638.92 ↓ -65%
Aetna OONPOS $2,852.11 ↓ -62%
Aetna OONHMO $2,852.11 ↓ -62%
Aetna OONPPO $2,852.11 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,015.91 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,015.91 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,082.31 ↓ -59%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,082.31 ↓ -59%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,082.31 ↓ -59%
United GlobalAppendix $3,392.90 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,018.70 ↓ -47%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,609.18 $302.05 – $2,011.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,170.64 $240.96 – $1,755.95
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,170.64 $323.19 – $1,755.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,170.64 $302.05 – $1,755.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,653.39 $302.05 – $2,480.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,609.18 $302.05 – $2,011.48

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