HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland

Where HCA Pearland lands against Houston cash prices. The comparison table covers 7 procedures, and all 7 are above the Houston median; none are below it and none are near it. The labels run from "185% above median" for ER visits to "696% above median" for MRI, with lab work at "1847% above median". The table compares this hospital's lowest valid cash price for each procedure with the median of Houston hospitals' lowest cash prices, across 33 hospitals.

How cash compares with gross and insured amounts. HCA Pearland publishes cash prices equal to its gross charges, so no separate self-pay discount appears in its file. Cash is 100% of gross on every row that has both values. Of the 12 rows with a cash price, none are below every insured rate, 3 fall within the insured range, and 9 are above every insured rate. For example, the CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast (74176) lists cash at $17,348.83, while its insured rates run from $188.11 to $14,746.51.

Steps to take with the billing office. A reader can ask:

• Quote the billing code, such as 74176 or 99284, and ask for the cash or self-pay price.
• Ask for an itemized estimate, and whether supplies, contrast, and the facility fee are included or left out.
• Ask whether separate bills may come from a radiologist reading imaging, an ER physician, a surgeon, or anesthesia.

Blank prices and the file date. Five rows carry a data note because gross and cash were published as $0 or blank: screening colonoscopy (45378), colonoscopy with biopsy (45380), CBC with differential (85025), cesarean delivery (59510), and total knee replacement (27447). A $0 or blank value is missing data, not a free service. No values were left out as likely file errors. The file was updated 2026-09-01 and accessed by us on 2026-10-12.