Guided cath fluid drainage 10030 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

$1,817.64

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.

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$1,817.64

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.

$276.42 with United vs $4,690.00 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
United MGMCD $276.42 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STAR $283.36 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $283.36 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $283.36 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $283.36 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $288.51 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $288.51 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $288.51 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $288.51 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $301.73 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $305.36 ↓ -83%
Humana MCD $322.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $325.20 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $430.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $430.78 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $636.17 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $727.06 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $817.94 ↓ -55%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -48%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $968.80 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,085.82 ↓ -40%
BCBS BAV $1,195.62 ↓ -34%
BCBS HMO $1,262.72 ↓ -31%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,372.52 ↓ -24%
BCBS PPO $1,476.22 ↓ -19%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -13%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -5%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↑ +11%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↑ +15%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↑ +21%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↑ +23%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↑ +23%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↑ +26%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↑ +34%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↑ +34%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↑ +34%
Cigna CSN $2,518.00 ↑ +39%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↑ +44%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,728.00 ↑ +50%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↑ +56%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↑ +56%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↑ +58%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↑ +64%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↑ +71%
Cigna PPO $3,244.00 ↑ +78%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +158%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +158%

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Guided cath fluid drainage 10030 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $586.95 $452.79 – $1,677.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,270.09 $111.00 – $2,837.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,218.98 $71.00 – $1,828.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,026.01 $71.00 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,270.09 $257.60 – $2,837.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,218.98 $85.00 – $1,828.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,218.98 $257.60 – $1,828.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,026.01 $71.00 – $1,742.94

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