Ph1 assmt&mgmt nqhp 11-20 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.

$13.15 with Humana vs $83.82 with BCBS — 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
Humana PPO $13.15
Humana HMO $13.15
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19.13
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $19.13
Oscar MGMCR $24.87
TriWest Healthcare Alliance VeteransPCCC $24.87
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $25.38
BCBS MCRPPO $25.38
Devoted Health MGMCR $25.38
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $25.38
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $25.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $25.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $25.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $25.38
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $25.38
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $25.38
WellMed MGMCR $25.51
Van Lang IPA MCR $25.63
United MCR $25.89
WellCare POS $26.14
WellCare PFFS $26.14
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $26.14
WellCare PPO $26.14
WellCare SNP $26.14
WellCare MCRHMO $26.14
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $26.65
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $26.65
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $26.65
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $26.65
American Health Plan MGMCR $26.65
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $26.65
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $26.65
Superior Health Plan PFFS $26.65
Shared Health MGMCR $26.65
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $26.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $26.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $26.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $26.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $26.90
Molina MGMCR $27.66
Verda Health Plan MCR $32.99
Community Health Choice HIX $36.80
Superior ValueHMO $36.80
Superior EPO $39.34
Superior HMO $39.34
Molina Healthcare HIX $54.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $60.72
BCBS BAV $66.95
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $76.14
BCBS EPOSOA $83.82
BCBS PPO $83.82
BCBS HMO $83.82

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Ph1 assmt&mgmt nqhp 11-20 at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $53.40 $15.13 – $79.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $54.47 $11.21 – $81.70
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $53.40 $14.24 – $75.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $54.47 $17.48 – $95.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $54.47 $28.14 – $81.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $53.40 $17.80 – $80.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $53.40 $14.24 – $79.67

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