Afo tibial fracture rigid 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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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.

$884.64 with Oscar vs $6,943.65 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 $884.64
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $884.64
Devoted Health MGMCR $902.69
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $902.69
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $902.69
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $902.69
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $902.69
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $902.69
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $902.69
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $902.69
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $902.69
BCBS MCRPPO $902.69
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $902.69
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $902.69
WellMed MGMCR $907.20
Van Lang IPA MCR $911.72
United MCR $920.74
WellCare PPO $929.77
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $929.77
WellCare MCRHMO $929.77
WellCare PFFS $929.77
WellCare POS $929.77
WellCare SNP $929.77
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $947.82
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $947.82
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $947.82
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $947.82
Superior Health Plan PFFS $947.82
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $947.82
Shared Health MGMCR $947.82
American Health Plan MGMCR $947.82
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $947.82
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $956.85
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $956.85
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $956.85
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $956.85
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $956.85
Molina MGMCR $983.93
Verda Health Plan MCR $1,173.50
Superior ValueHMO $1,308.90
Community Health Choice HIX $1,308.90
Superior EPO $1,399.17
Superior HMO $1,399.17
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,940.78
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $2,708.07
Humana PPO $6,943.65
Humana HMO $6,943.65

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Afo tibial fracture rigid at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $720.09 $700.24 – $700.24
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $720.09 $700.24 – $700.24
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $298.80 $700.24 – $700.24
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $581.00 $700.24 – $700.24
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $720.09 $700.24 – $700.24
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $884.64 – $1,940.78
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $884.64 – $1,940.78
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $884.64 – $1,940.78

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