Tc-99m mertiatide 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

$2,611.33

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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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$2,611.33

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.

$156.68 with Superior Health Plan vs $9,055.57 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $156.68 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $156.68 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $156.68 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $156.68 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $156.68 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $339.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $339.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $339.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $339.47 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $433.48 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $438.70 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $509.21 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $618.89 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $618.89 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $665.89 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $705.06 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $712.89 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $762.51 ↓ -71%
Aetna NBPOS $762.51 ↓ -71%
Aetna NBHMO $762.51 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPPO $812.12 ↓ -69%
Aetna COMMPOS $812.12 ↓ -69%
Aetna COMMHMO $812.12 ↓ -69%
BCBS Traditional $913.97 ↓ -65%
Aetna OONPPO $955.75 ↓ -63%
Aetna OONPOS $955.75 ↓ -63%
Aetna OONHMO $955.75 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,034.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,034.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,034.09 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,044.53 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,044.53 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $1,175.10 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,308.90 ↓ -50%
United SmallGroup $1,308.90 ↓ -50%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,308.90 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,391.84 ↓ -47%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,512.49 ↓ -42%
BCBS HMO $2,083.54 ↓ -20%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,083.54 ↓ -20%
BCBS PPO $2,083.54 ↓ -20%
BCBS BAV $2,600.56 ↓ -0%
Humana PPO $9,055.57 ↑ +247%
Humana HMO $9,055.57 ↑ +247%
Cigna CSN not published by hospital
Cigna OpenAccessPlus not published by hospital
Cigna PPO not published by hospital

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Tc-99m mertiatide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $944.65 $100.00 – $2,699.00
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $3,133.94 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $2,515.31 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $893.40 $100.00 – $1,914.42
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $944.65 $100.00 – $2,699.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $343.70 $250.22 – $1,767.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $290.54 $100.00 – $1,651.40
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $2,699.87 $1,308.90 – $9,055.57

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