Aco annual medicare visit (awv), subsq g0439aco at HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST

621 RAYFORD RD, SPRING, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1740450121

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.

$109.85 with Christus (USFHP) vs $1,116.30 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $109.85
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $109.85
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $136.48
Oscar MGMCR $136.48
Devoted Health MGMCR $139.27
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $139.27
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $139.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $139.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $139.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $139.27
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $139.27
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $139.27
BCBS MCRPPO $139.27
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $139.27
WellMed MGMCR $139.97
Van Lang IPA MCR $140.66
United MCR $142.06
WellCare PPO $143.45
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $143.45
WellCare MCRHMO $143.45
WellCare PFFS $143.45
WellCare POS $143.45
WellCare SNP $143.45
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $146.23
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $146.23
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $146.23
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $146.23
Superior Health Plan PFFS $146.23
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $146.23
Shared Health MGMCR $146.23
American Health Plan MGMCR $146.23
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $146.23
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $147.63
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $147.63
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $147.63
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $147.63
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $147.63
Molina MGMCR $151.80
Verda Health Plan MCR $181.05
Superior ValueHMO $201.94
Community Health Choice HIX $201.94
Superior HMO $215.87
Superior EPO $215.87
Molina Healthcare HIX $299.43
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $417.81
Humana HMO $1,116.30
Humana PPO $1,116.30

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Aco annual medicare visit (awv), subsq g0439aco at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $27.83 $20.26 – $159.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $27.83 $77.00 – $399.39
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $27.83 $57.66 – $176.49
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $27.83 $34.98 – $159.00
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $109.85 – $299.43
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $109.85 – $299.43
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $113.61 – $287.37
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $118.38 – $299.43

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