Coch imp ext proc/contr rplc 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.

$9,968.85 with Oscar vs $78,246.19 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 $9,968.85
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $9,968.85
Devoted Health MGMCR $10,172.30
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $10,172.30
BCBS MCRPPO $10,172.30
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $10,172.30
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $10,172.30
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $10,172.30
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $10,172.30
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $10,172.30
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $10,172.30
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $10,172.30
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $10,172.30
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $10,172.30
WellMed MGMCR $10,223.16
Van Lang IPA MCR $10,274.02
United MCR $10,375.75
WellCare POS $10,477.47
WellCare MCRHMO $10,477.47
WellCare PFFS $10,477.47
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $10,477.47
WellCare PPO $10,477.47
WellCare SNP $10,477.47
Shared Health MGMCR $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $10,680.91
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $10,680.91
American Health Plan MGMCR $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $10,680.91
Superior Health Plan PFFS $10,680.91
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $10,782.64
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $10,782.64
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $10,782.64
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $10,782.64
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $10,782.64
Molina MGMCR $11,087.81
Verda Health Plan MCR $13,223.99
Community Health Choice HIX $14,749.83
Superior ValueHMO $14,749.83
Superior HMO $15,767.06
Superior EPO $15,767.06
Molina Healthcare HIX $21,870.44
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $30,516.90
Humana HMO $78,246.19
Humana PPO $78,246.19

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Coch imp ext proc/contr rplc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $20,146.35 $5,140.34 – $36,313.20
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $34,295.80
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $44,786.28
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $20,146.35 $8,069.60 – $36,313.20
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $9,968.85 – $21,870.44
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $9,968.85 – $21,870.44
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $9,968.85 – $21,870.44
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $9,968.85 – $21,870.44

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