Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$40,465.00

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$40,465.00

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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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$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $36,418.50 with Affiliated PPO — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Health Network MCD $2,350.55 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,370.00 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,518.45 ↓ -94%
United MGMCD $2,573.70 ↓ -94%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $2,638.37 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $2,638.37 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare STAR $2,638.37 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $2,638.37 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,686.34 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,686.34 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,686.34 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,686.34 ↓ -93%
Humana MCD $2,998.15 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $3,027.89 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPOS $3,148.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBHMO $3,148.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,345.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,345.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPPO $3,388.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,601.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $3,934.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONPOS $3,934.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONPPO $4,237.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,250.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,250.00 ↓ -89%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,505.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,577.00 ↓ -89%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5,665.10 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6,717.19 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $6,798.12 ↓ -83%
WellMed MGMCR $7,325.73 ↓ -82%
Averde Health Commercial $7,500.00 ↓ -81%
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $9,124.00 ↓ -77%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $9,493.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9,590.20 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9,590.20 ↓ -76%
Oscar HIX $9,653.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $9,711.60 ↓ -76%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10,408.59 ↓ -74%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↓ -73%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS BAV $11,724.62 ↓ -71%
BCBS HMO $12,382.64 ↓ -69%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13,134.00 ↓ -68%
United SmallGroup $13,300.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS EPOSOA $13,638.85 ↓ -66%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $14,162.75 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $14,835.24 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $16,186.00 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $17,399.95 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $18,209.25 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $19,000.00 ↓ -53%
Coventry National First Health COMM $21,567.85 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $22,255.75 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $22,255.75 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $24,279.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $24,279.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $24,279.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $24,279.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $26,302.25 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $30,348.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $32,372.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $33,181.30 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $34,395.25 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $34,395.25 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $34,395.25 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $36,418.50 ↓ -10%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $28,272.90 $2,573.70 – $12,263.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $6,917.40 $5,336.28 – $19,764.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6,917.40 $5,336.28 – $19,764.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $2,398.52 – $10,408.59
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $11,566.33 $2,398.52 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $11,566.33 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $12,666.07 $71.00 – $17,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $11,566.33 $2,398.52 – $17,722.46

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