Acylcarnitines qual 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

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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.

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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.

$13.57 with Texas Health Network vs $185.35 with Humana — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $13.57
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $13.85
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $13.85
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $13.85
Amerigroup MGMCD $13.85
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $13.85
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $13.85
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $13.85
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $13.85
United MGMCD $14.13
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $14.96
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $15.24
Molina Healthcare CHIP $15.24
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $15.24
Molina Healthcare STAR $15.24
Oscar MGMCR $16.16
WellMed MGMCR $16.41
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $16.49
Amerigroup DualEligible $16.49
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $16.49
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $16.49
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $16.49
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $16.49
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $16.49
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $16.49
United SmallGroup $16.49
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $16.49
CHC Harris Health Indigent $16.49
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $16.49
BCBS MCRPPO $16.49
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $16.49
Devoted Health MGMCR $16.49
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $16.49
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $16.49
United AllPayerAppendix $16.49
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $16.49
Aetna MCR $16.63
Van Lang IPA MCR $16.65
United MCR $16.82
WellCare PFFS $16.98
WellCare MCRHMO $16.98
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $16.98
WellCare POS $16.98
WellCare SNP $16.98
WellCare PPO $16.98
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $17.31
Humana MCD $17.31
American Health Plan MGMCR $17.31
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $17.31
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $17.31
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $17.31
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $17.31
Superior Health Plan PFFS $17.31
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $17.31
Shared Health MGMCR $17.31
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $17.48
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $17.48
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $17.48
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $17.48
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $17.48
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $17.85
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $17.85
Molina MGMCR $17.97
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $19.79
Verda Health Plan MCR $21.44
Community Health Choice HIX $23.91
Superior ValueHMO $23.91
Superior HMO $25.56
Superior EPO $25.56
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $32.65
BCBS MyBlueHealth $33.31
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $34.63
Molina Healthcare HIX $35.45
BCBS BAV $36.77
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $41.62
BCBS HMO $46.01
Oscar HIX $47.66
BCBS EPOSOA $49.31
BCBS PPO $52.60
Aetna QHPExchange $60.39
Cigna CSN $68.28
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $73.96
Aetna NBHMO $80.32
Aetna NBPOS $80.32
Aetna NBPPO $80.32
Aetna COMMHMO $85.33
Aetna COMMPOS $85.33
Aetna COMMPPO $85.33
Cigna PPO $88.00
Aetna OONPPO $100.24
Aetna OONPOS $100.24
Aetna OONHMO $100.24
Aetna ASAHMO $108.38
Aetna ASAPOS $108.38
Aetna ASAPPO $108.38
Humana HMO $185.35
Humana PPO $185.35
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Acylcarnitines qual at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $13.85 – $68.28
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $13.85 – $68.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $45.60 $9.39 – $68.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $45.60 $12.00 – $57.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $45.60 $12.00 – $68.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $45.60 $8.00 – $68.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $45.60 $12.00 – $68.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $45.60 $13.85 – $57.00

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