HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland

6801 Emmett F Lowry Expy, Texas City, TX 77591

315,532 price items Updated: 2026-03-01

About This Data

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.

We are not affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.

File last updated: 2026-03-01. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.

If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.

Data quality note: HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland publishes cash prices that match their gross charges, meaning no separate self-pay discount appears in their transparency file. The insured rates shown below are negotiated rates between the hospital and specific insurance plans. Uninsured patients may be able to negotiate lower rates by contacting the hospital's financial assistance department directly.

Published Prices by Procedure

Echocardiogram

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306)	$15,906.79	$15,906.79	$300	$14,316.11

Colonoscopy

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Screening Colonoscopy (45378)	—	N/A	$352.49	$11,500
Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380)	—	N/A	$450.72	$11,500

ER Visit

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283)	$2,771.96	$2,771.96	$460.15	$2,494.76
ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284)	$3,908.71	$3,908.71	$547.22	$3,517.84
ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285)	$5,616.42	$5,616.42	$786.3	$5,054.78

MRI

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551)	$14,794.04	$14,794.04	$887.64	$13,314.64
MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148)	$14,794.04	$14,794.04	$887.64	$13,314.64

Chest X-ray

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046)	$2,021.67	$2,021.67	$121.3	$1,819.5

CT Scan

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176)	$18,716.98	$18,716.98	$1,123.02	$16,845.28
CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177)	$23,377.19	$23,377.19	$1,402.63	$21,039.47

Ultrasound

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700)	$9,150.55	$9,150.55	$300	$8,235.49
Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856)	$6,350.87	$6,350.87	$300	$5,715.78

Lab Work

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053)	$2,604.83	$2,604.83	$156.29	$2,344.35
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025)	—	N/A	$6.66	$103.76

C-Section

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Cesarean Delivery (59510)	—	N/A	$3,390	$28,395.93

Knee Replacement

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447)	—	N/A	$2,428	$42,583

Pricing Patterns at HCA Mainland

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland shows a distinct pricing pattern where many major procedures have $0 gross and cash charges but significant insured rates, such as Total Knee Replacement ranging from $2,428 to $42,583 for insured patients. In contrast, imaging services like MRI Brain ($14,794.04 gross/cash) and CT scans ($18,716.98 to $23,377.19 gross/cash) maintain identical gross and cash prices that are often higher than the maximum insured rates. This creates situations where cash-paying patients may pay substantially more than insured patients for diagnostic imaging services.

Understanding the Columns

Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.

Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.

Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.

About Facility Fees

Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.

Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.

For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.

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Data Source

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland

File updated: 2026-03-01 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13

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