CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,668

about 2.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $1,410–$3,993

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,878

About the fair price

about $210 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $2,668 This hospital $2,878 Cash price $22,972 Hospital's list price $22,972

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $561 Priciest $2,878

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $2,668 (about 2.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate). HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest charges insurers about $2,878, or about $22,972 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,855 - $13,028	210%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,085 - $10,133	153%
Cignamajor	$2,515 - $4,285	185%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,209 - $11,580

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 22,972), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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