Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit 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

$925.43

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$925.43

Gross charge

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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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$55.53 with Superior Health Plan vs $7,235.47 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $55.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $55.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $55.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $55.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $55.53 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $120.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $120.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $120.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $120.31 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $136.96 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $148.07 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $153.62 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $155.47 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $175.83 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $180.46 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $219.33 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $219.33 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $235.98 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $252.64 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $295.30 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $295.30 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $323.90 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $370.17 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $370.17 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $416.44 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $493.25 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,236.26 ↑ +34%
BCBS BAV $1,364.78 ↑ +47%
BCBS HMO $1,707.51 ↑ +85%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,829.91 ↑ +98%
BCBS PPO $1,952.31 ↑ +111%
Aetna QHPExchange $4,031.79 ↑ +336%
Aetna NBPPO $5,361.77 ↑ +479%
Aetna NBPOS $5,361.77 ↑ +479%
Aetna NBHMO $5,361.77 ↑ +479%
Aetna COMMHMO $5,696.36 ↑ +516%
Aetna COMMPOS $5,696.36 ↑ +516%
Aetna COMMPPO $5,696.36 ↑ +516%
Aetna OONPOS $6,691.76 ↑ +623%
Aetna OONPPO $6,691.76 ↑ +623%
Aetna OONHMO $6,691.76 ↑ +623%
Aetna ASAPPO $7,235.47 ↑ +682%
Aetna ASAPOS $7,235.47 ↑ +682%
Aetna ASAHMO $7,235.47 ↑ +682%

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Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $1,126.30 $88.00 – $3,218.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $822.60 $233.07 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $822.60 $169.32 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $822.60 $264.05 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $822.60 $425.01 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $822.60 $219.36 – $1,433.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $822.60 $205.65 – $1,433.33

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