HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast

Where HCA Southeast lands against Houston peers. The metro table covers 7 procedures with at least 2 Houston hospitals publishing cash prices, and HCA Southeast is above the median on all 7, with none below and none near it. Labels include echocardiogram at 401% above median, ER visit at 458% above median, MRI at 560% above median, and lab work at 3717% above median. These compare HCA Southeast's lowest valid cash price per procedure with the median of Houston hospitals' lowest cash prices.

Cash, gross and insured amounts here. HCA Southeast publishes cash prices equal to its gross charges, so no separate self-pay discount appears in its file. For example, the chest X-ray (71046) lists $2,199.31 for both gross and cash, against insured rates from $33.08 to $1,979.38. Of 12 rows with a cash price, cash is below the insured range on 0, within it on 1 and above every insured rate on 11. The file lists 3,365 insurer rate entries from 58 payer names.

Steps for getting a quote. A reader can ask the billing office the following:

• Quote the billing code, such as 70551 for MRI Brain Without Contrast, and ask for the cash or self-pay price in writing.
• Ask for an itemized estimate and what it includes and leaves out, such as supplies, contrast or a facility fee.
• Ask whether separate professional bills apply, for example a radiologist reading an MRI, CT or ultrasound, an ER physician for an ER visit, or a surgeon and anesthesia for an operating room procedure.

Zero values, blanks and file timing. Five rows carry a data note because gross and cash were published as $0 or blank: 45378 and 45380 (colonoscopy), 85025 (complete blood count), 59510 (cesarean delivery) and 27447 (total knee replacement). A $0 or blank entry means 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 2026-10-12.