Appl unipln uni ext fixj sys 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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $14,476.32 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00
Cigna CSN $3,376.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,658.00
United MGMCD $3,672.14
Molina Healthcare CHIP $3,764.41
Molina Healthcare STAR $3,764.41
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $3,764.41
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $3,764.41
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $3,832.85
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $3,832.85
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $3,832.85
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $3,832.85
Humana MCD $4,277.74
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $4,320.17
Cigna PPO $4,349.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
United SmallGroup $4,760.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00
Oscar HIX $7,014.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10,647.87
BCBS BAV $11,724.62
BCBS HMO $12,382.64
BCBS EPOSOA $13,459.39
BCBS PPO $14,476.32

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Appl unipln uni ext fixj sys at other Texas hospitals

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St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring not published $1,285.00 – $1,285.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,933.64 $71.00 – $17,722.46
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,933.64 $85.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,933.64 $2,416.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,886.74 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $4,933.64 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $4,933.64 $71.00 – $17,722.46

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