Assay myeloperoxidase 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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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.

$49.84 with Oscar vs $550.31 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 $49.84
WellMed MGMCR $50.61
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $50.86
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $50.86
United AllPayerAppendix $50.86
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $50.86
Devoted Health MGMCR $50.86
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $50.86
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $50.86
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $50.86
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $50.86
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $50.86
Amerigroup DualEligible $50.86
United SmallGroup $50.86
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $50.86
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $50.86
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $50.86
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $50.86
CHC Harris Health Indigent $50.86
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $50.86
BCBS MCRPPO $50.86
Aetna MCR $51.29
Van Lang IPA MCR $51.37
United MCR $51.88
WellCare SNP $52.39
WellCare POS $52.39
WellCare MCRHMO $52.39
WellCare PFFS $52.39
WellCare PPO $52.39
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $52.39
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $53.40
American Health Plan MGMCR $53.40
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $53.40
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $53.40
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $53.40
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $53.40
Superior Health Plan PFFS $53.40
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $53.40
Shared Health MGMCR $53.40
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $53.91
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $53.91
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $53.91
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $53.91
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $53.91
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $55.05
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $55.05
Molina MGMCR $55.44
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $61.03
Verda Health Plan MCR $66.12
Superior ValueHMO $73.75
Community Health Choice HIX $73.75
Superior EPO $78.83
Superior HMO $78.83
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $100.70
BCBS MyBlueHealth $102.74
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $106.81
Molina Healthcare HIX $109.35
BCBS BAV $113.42
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $123.59
BCBS HMO $141.90
Oscar HIX $146.99
BCBS EPOSOA $152.07
BCBS PPO $162.24
Aetna QHPExchange $186.29
Cigna CSN $209.10
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $226.48
Aetna NBPOS $247.75
Aetna NBHMO $247.75
Aetna NBPPO $247.75
Aetna COMMPPO $263.21
Aetna COMMPOS $263.21
Aetna COMMHMO $263.21
Cigna PPO $269.46
Aetna OONHMO $309.20
Aetna OONPPO $309.20
Aetna OONPOS $309.20
Aetna ASAPOS $334.32
Aetna ASAPPO $334.32
Aetna ASAHMO $334.32
Humana PPO $550.31
Humana HMO $550.31
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Assay myeloperoxidase at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $108.14 $49.84 – $209.10
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $49.84 – $209.10
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $15.36 $4.35 – $122.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $145.16 $12.00 – $217.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $145.16 $12.00 – $181.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $15.36 $4.10 – $122.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $145.16 $12.00 – $217.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $145.16 $8.00 – $217.75

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