Aortic dysfunction/dilation 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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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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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.

$414.89 with Texas Health Network vs $5,453.28 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 $414.89
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $423.36
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $423.36
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $423.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $423.36
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $423.36
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $423.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $423.36
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $423.36
United MGMCD $431.83
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $457.23
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $465.70
Molina Healthcare CHIP $465.70
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $465.70
Molina Healthcare STAR $465.70
Oscar MGMCR $493.92
WellMed MGMCR $501.48
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $504.00
Amerigroup DualEligible $504.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $504.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $504.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $504.00
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $504.00
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $504.00
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $504.00
United SmallGroup $504.00
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $504.00
CHC Harris Health Indigent $504.00
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $504.00
BCBS MCRPPO $504.00
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $504.00
Devoted Health MGMCR $504.00
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $504.00
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $504.00
United AllPayerAppendix $504.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $504.00
Aetna MCR $508.28
Van Lang IPA MCR $509.04
United MCR $514.08
WellCare PFFS $519.12
WellCare MCRHMO $519.12
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $519.12
WellCare POS $519.12
WellCare SNP $519.12
WellCare PPO $519.12
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $529.20
Humana MCD $529.20
American Health Plan MGMCR $529.20
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $529.20
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $529.20
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $529.20
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $529.20
Superior Health Plan PFFS $529.20
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $529.20
Shared Health MGMCR $529.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $534.24
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $534.24
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $534.24
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $534.24
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $534.24
Molina MGMCR $549.36
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $604.80
Verda Health Plan MCR $655.20
Superior ValueHMO $730.80
Community Health Choice HIX $730.80
Superior HMO $781.20
Superior EPO $781.20
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $997.92
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,018.08
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $1,058.40
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,083.60
BCBS BAV $1,123.92
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,224.72
BCBS HMO $1,406.16
Oscar HIX $1,456.56
BCBS EPOSOA $1,506.96
BCBS PPO $1,607.76
Aetna QHPExchange $1,846.25
Cigna CSN $2,072.81
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,245.15
Aetna NBPPO $2,455.29
Aetna NBHMO $2,455.29
Aetna NBPOS $2,455.29
Aetna COMMPOS $2,608.50
Aetna COMMHMO $2,608.50
Aetna COMMPPO $2,608.50
Cigna PPO $2,671.20
Aetna OONHMO $3,064.32
Aetna OONPOS $3,064.32
Aetna OONPPO $3,064.32
Aetna ASAPPO $3,313.30
Aetna ASAPOS $3,313.30
Aetna ASAHMO $3,313.30
Humana PPO $5,453.28
Humana HMO $5,453.28
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Aortic dysfunction/dilation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $423.36 – $2,072.81
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $423.36 – $2,072.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $183.71 $10.00 – $1,209.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $587.08 $12.00 – $1,209.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $587.08 $12.00 – $1,209.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $183.71 $10.00 – $1,209.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $587.08 $12.00 – $1,209.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $587.08 $8.00 – $1,209.60

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