Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular 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

$8,313.46

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$8,313.46

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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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$498.81 with Superior Health Plan vs $40,000.00 with United — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $498.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $498.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $498.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $498.81 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $498.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,355.09 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,380.03 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,396.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $1,496.42 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $1,870.53 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,912.10 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,970.29 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,970.29 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $2,909.71 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,325.38 ↓ -60%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -58%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -58%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -55%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,741.06 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -47%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,431.07 ↓ -47%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -44%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -38%
United MGMCD $6,922.08 ↓ -17%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $7,095.99 ↓ -15%
Molina Healthcare STAR $7,095.99 ↓ -15%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $7,095.99 ↓ -15%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $7,095.99 ↓ -15%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $7,225.01 ↓ -13%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $7,225.01 ↓ -13%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $7,225.01 ↓ -13%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $7,225.01 ↓ -13%
Humana MCD $8,063.63 ↓ -3%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $8,143.62 ↓ -2%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↑ +29%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $10,949.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↑ +40%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↑ +47%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↑ +66%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↑ +111%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↑ +189%
BCBS PPO $24,809.69 ↑ +198%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $27,575.00 ↑ +232%
United SmallGroup $28,000.00 ↑ +237%
United AllPayerAppendix $40,000.00 ↑ +381%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $10,759.35 $8,300.07 – $30,741.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $22,677.49 $6,299.00 – $28,346.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $19,320.87 $3,976.88 – $28,981.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $21,444.40 $6,450.90 – $26,805.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $22,677.49 $6,450.90 – $28,346.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $19,320.87 $6,902.46 – $28,981.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $19,320.87 $6,450.90 – $28,981.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $21,444.40 $6,450.90 – $32,166.60

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