Emr pwr cbl elec vad, rep 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.

$108.06 with Oscar vs $848.26 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 $108.06
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $108.06
Devoted Health MGMCR $110.27
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $110.27
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $110.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $110.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $110.27
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $110.27
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $110.27
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $110.27
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $110.27
BCBS MCRPPO $110.27
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $110.27
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $110.27
WellMed MGMCR $110.82
Van Lang IPA MCR $111.37
United MCR $112.48
WellCare PPO $113.58
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $113.58
WellCare MCRHMO $113.58
WellCare PFFS $113.58
WellCare POS $113.58
WellCare SNP $113.58
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $115.78
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $115.78
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $115.78
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $115.78
Superior Health Plan PFFS $115.78
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $115.78
Shared Health MGMCR $115.78
American Health Plan MGMCR $115.78
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $115.78
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $116.89
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $116.89
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $116.89
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $116.89
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $116.89
Molina MGMCR $120.19
Verda Health Plan MCR $143.35
Superior ValueHMO $159.89
Community Health Choice HIX $159.89
Superior EPO $170.92
Superior HMO $170.92
Molina Healthcare HIX $237.08
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $330.81
Humana PPO $848.26
Humana HMO $848.26

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Emr pwr cbl elec vad, rep at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $108.06 – $237.08
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $108.06 – $237.08
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $108.06 – $237.08
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $108.06 – $237.08

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