Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at HCA HOUSTON WEST

12141 RICHMOND AVENUE, HOUSTON, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1275580938

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$126.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$126.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$6.53 with Humana vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana PPO $6.53 ↓ -95%
Humana HMO $6.53 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $7.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $7.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $7.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $7.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $7.56 ↓ -94%
Oscar MGMCR $14.30 ↓ -89%
WellMed MGMCR $14.52 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $14.59 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup DualEligible $14.59 ↓ -88%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $14.59 ↓ -88%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $14.59 ↓ -88%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $14.59 ↓ -88%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $14.59 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $14.59 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $14.59 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $14.59 ↓ -88%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $14.59 ↓ -88%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $14.59 ↓ -88%
Devoted Health MGMCR $14.59 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRPPO $14.59 ↓ -88%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $14.59 ↓ -88%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $14.59 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $14.59 ↓ -88%
Aetna MCR $14.71 ↓ -88%
Van Lang IPA MCR $14.74 ↓ -88%
United MCR $14.88 ↓ -88%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $15.03 ↓ -88%
WellCare PPO $15.03 ↓ -88%
WellCare MCRHMO $15.03 ↓ -88%
WellCare PFFS $15.03 ↓ -88%
WellCare POS $15.03 ↓ -88%
WellCare SNP $15.03 ↓ -88%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $15.32 ↓ -88%
American Health Plan MGMCR $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $15.32 ↓ -88%
Shared Health MGMCR $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $15.32 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $15.32 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $15.47 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $15.47 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $15.47 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $15.47 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $15.47 ↓ -88%
Molina MGMCR $15.90 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $16.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $16.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $16.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $16.38 ↓ -87%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $17.16 ↓ -86%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $17.16 ↓ -86%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $17.51 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $17.64 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $17.64 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $18.65 ↓ -85%
Verda Health Plan MCR $18.97 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $20.16 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $20.92 ↓ -83%
Community Health Choice HIX $21.16 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $21.16 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $21.17 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $22.61 ↓ -82%
Superior HMO $22.61 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $23.94 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $24.57 ↓ -81%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $28.89 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $29.86 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $29.86 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $30.24 ↓ -76%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $30.64 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $31.37 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $32.13 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $33.39 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $34.40 ↓ -73%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.95 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPPO $40.45 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $40.45 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $40.45 ↓ -68%
BCBS BAV $41.85 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMMPPO $43.09 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $43.09 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $43.09 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $44.10 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $44.10 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $50.40 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $50.53 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $50.53 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $50.53 ↓ -60%
BCBS HMO $52.39 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $54.18 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $54.56 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $54.56 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $54.56 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $56.70 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $56.70 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $56.70 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $58.88 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $65.20 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $67.16 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $69.30 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $69.30 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $75.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $75.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $75.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $75.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $81.90 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $94.50 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $100.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $103.32 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $107.10 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $107.10 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $107.10 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $113.40 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↑ +138%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +297%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +376%

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Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $17.50 $12.07 – $54.50
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