X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$3,084.79

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$3,084.79

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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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$139.34 with Texas Childrens Health Plans vs $1,644.19 with Coventry National First Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 STAR $139.34 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $139.34 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $141.68 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $141.68 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $141.68 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $141.68 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $144.51 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $153.01 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $153.27 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $153.27 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $153.27 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $153.27 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $174.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $185.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $185.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $185.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $185.09 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $185.09 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $320.71 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25 ↓ -89%
Cigna CSN $361.43 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $391.15 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $401.74 ↓ -87%
BCBS BAV $406.35 ↓ -87%
Cigna PPO $464.97 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $512.08 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $518.24 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $605.27 ↓ -80%
BCBS HMO $619.55 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $663.28 ↓ -78%
BCBS PPO $705.19 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $786.62 ↓ -75%
Aetna NBHMO $804.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPOS $804.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPPO $804.46 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $842.15 ↓ -73%
Aetna COMMHMO $855.75 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPOS $855.75 ↓ -72%
Aetna COMMPPO $855.75 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONHMO $1,006.22 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPPO $1,006.22 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPOS $1,006.22 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $1,079.68 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,087.43 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,087.43 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,087.43 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,233.92 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,233.92 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $1,388.16 ↓ -55%
Humana HMO $1,608.16 ↓ -48%
Humana PPO $1,608.16 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,644.19 ↓ -47%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22

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