Cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$6,008.49

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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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$781.10 with Community Health Choice MCD vs $12,918.00 with Cigna — 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
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $781.10 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $781.10 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $781.10 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $781.10 ↓ -87%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -84%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -84%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -84%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -84%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $997.41 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,009.43 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,424.01 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,424.01 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,102.97 ↓ -65%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,403.40 ↓ -60%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↓ -59%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↓ -56%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $2,703.82 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,202.53 ↓ -47%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -22%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -22%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -21%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -17%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,534.63 ↓ -8%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -3%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -1%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↑ +1%
BCBS BAV $6,094.31 ↑ +1%
BCBS HMO $6,436.33 ↑ +7%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↑ +13%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,996.02 ↑ +16%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↑ +17%
BCBS PPO $7,524.60 ↑ +25%
Cigna CSN $10,028.00 ↑ +67%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,865.00 ↑ +81%
Cigna PPO $12,918.00 ↑ +115%

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Cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $3,427.55 $2,644.11 – $9,793.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,072.78 $1,153.95 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,747.56 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,888.76 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,072.78 $1,086.08 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,747.56 $85.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,747.56 $1,936.24 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,888.76 $71.00 – $8,649.00

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