Fem focal defic constant fri 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.

$4,999.93 with TriWest Healthcare Alliance vs $39,244.90 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
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $4,999.93
Oscar MGMCR $4,999.93
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $5,101.97
Devoted Health MGMCR $5,101.97
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $5,101.97
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $5,101.97
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5,101.97
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $5,101.97
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $5,101.97
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $5,101.97
BCBS MCRPPO $5,101.97
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5,101.97
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $5,101.97
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $5,101.97
WellMed MGMCR $5,127.48
Van Lang IPA MCR $5,152.99
United MCR $5,204.01
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $5,255.03
WellCare PFFS $5,255.03
WellCare MCRHMO $5,255.03
WellCare POS $5,255.03
WellCare SNP $5,255.03
WellCare PPO $5,255.03
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $5,357.07
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $5,357.07
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $5,357.07
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $5,357.07
Superior Health Plan PFFS $5,357.07
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $5,357.07
American Health Plan MGMCR $5,357.07
Shared Health MGMCR $5,357.07
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $5,357.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $5,408.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $5,408.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $5,408.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $5,408.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $5,408.09
Molina MGMCR $5,561.15
Verda Health Plan MCR $6,632.56
Superior ValueHMO $7,397.86
Community Health Choice HIX $7,397.86
Superior EPO $7,908.05
Superior HMO $7,908.05
Molina Healthcare HIX $10,969.24
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $15,305.91
Humana PPO $39,244.90
Humana HMO $39,244.90

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Fem focal defic constant fri at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $4,999.93 – $10,969.24
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $5,101.97 – $5,382.58

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