Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital
24429 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375 · 66 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 11% below the fair benchmark (0.89×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital maintains disciplined commercial pricing across both elective shoppable care (1.5× Medicare) and captive emergency/ancillary departments (0.9× Medicare). Patients and health plans benefit from predictable, below-benchmark rates (0.89× Fair BaseRate) without hidden ancillary cross-subsidization.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 11% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.89×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 18% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.89× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (1.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.34×) jump +34% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 11.9× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 66 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $22,799 | unverified |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $22,799 | unverified |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $5,440 | 1.6× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,148 | 1.3× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $691 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $597 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $597 | unverified |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $405 | 4.7× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $383 | 1.3× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $383 | 1.1× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $383 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $280 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $177 | 1.6× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $177 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $177 | 1.3× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $177 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $177 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $177 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $177 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $177 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $177 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $177 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $177 | unverified |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $130 | 1.4× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $130 | 1.4× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($18,000) Beats Your Bill
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $18,000 (vs. $22,799 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $13,413 Fair BaseRate ($13,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($78,288) is $64,875 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($13,413) and 6.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.