Hca Houston Mainland prices. From its own published file.

Hca Houston Mainland in Texas City, TX publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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Sep 2026file last updated

$387cash price for iv fluids, first hour (list $1,382)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$2,772	$2,772	$50.33–$4,027
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$3,909	$3,909	$300–$4,651
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$5,616	$5,616	$300–$7,960
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$2,948	$2,948	$9.23–$2,653
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$2,253	$2,253	$8.29–$2,027
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	—	—	$6.40–$53.49
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	—	—	$3.00–$2,115
Urinalysis `81001`	$735	$735	$2.61–$661
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$1,541	$1,541	$10.26–$1,387
EKG tracing `93005`	$1,942	$1,942	$117–$1,748
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$2,022	$2,022	$33.08–$1,820
CT head without contrast `70450`	$8,594	$8,594	$103–$7,735
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$23,377	$23,377	$306–$21,039
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$14,794	$14,794	$193–$13,315
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$9,151	$9,151	$103–$8,235
IV push, single drug `96374`	$362	$1,197	$47.12–$1,193
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$387	$1,382	$23.19–$1,436
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$345	$432	$0.34–$655
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$29.48	$29.48	$0.09–$26.53
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$322–$3,755
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$328–$3,755
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$1,067–$14,052
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$948–$25,611
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$948–$28,396

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Hca Houston Mainland price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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