Ak pelvic control belt pad/l 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.

$290.21 with Oscar vs $2,277.89 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
Oscar MGMCR $290.21
WellMed MGMCR $294.65
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $296.13
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $296.13
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $296.13
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $296.13
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $296.13
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $296.13
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $296.13
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $296.13
Devoted Health MGMCR $296.13
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $296.13
Amerigroup DualEligible $296.13
BCBS MCRPPO $296.13
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $296.13
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $296.13
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $296.13
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $296.13
CHC Harris Health Indigent $296.13
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $296.13
Aetna MCR $298.65
Van Lang IPA MCR $299.09
United MCR $302.05
WellCare PFFS $305.01
WellCare PPO $305.01
WellCare SNP $305.01
WellCare POS $305.01
WellCare MCRHMO $305.01
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $305.01
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $310.94
Superior Health Plan PFFS $310.94
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $310.94
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $310.94
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $310.94
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $310.94
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $310.94
American Health Plan MGMCR $310.94
Shared Health MGMCR $310.94
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $313.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $313.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $313.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $313.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $313.90
Molina MGMCR $322.78
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $355.36
Verda Health Plan MCR $384.97
Superior ValueHMO $429.39
Community Health Choice HIX $429.39
Superior EPO $459.00
Superior HMO $459.00
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $586.34
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $621.87
Molina Healthcare HIX $636.68
Humana PPO $2,277.89
Humana HMO $2,277.89

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Ak pelvic control belt pad/l at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $290.21 – $636.68
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $290.21 – $636.68

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