Cannula nasal 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.

$1.02 with Oscar vs $7.99 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 $1.02
WellMed MGMCR $1.03
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1.04
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1.04
BCBS MCRPPO $1.04
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $1.04
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $1.04
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $1.04
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $1.04
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $1.04
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $1.04
Devoted Health MGMCR $1.04
Amerigroup DualEligible $1.04
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $1.04
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $1.04
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $1.04
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $1.04
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.04
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $1.04
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $1.04
Aetna MCR $1.05
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1.05
Van Lang IPA MCR $1.05
United MCR $1.06
WellCare PFFS $1.07
WellCare MCRHMO $1.07
WellCare POS $1.07
WellCare SNP $1.07
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $1.07
WellCare PPO $1.07
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $1.09
American Health Plan MGMCR $1.09
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $1.09
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $1.09
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $1.09
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $1.09
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $1.09
Superior Health Plan PFFS $1.09
Shared Health MGMCR $1.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $1.10
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $1.10
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $1.10
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $1.10
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $1.10
Molina MGMCR $1.13
BCBS BAV $1.16
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1.25
Verda Health Plan MCR $1.35
BCBS HMO $1.45
Superior ValueHMO $1.51
Community Health Choice HIX $1.51
BCBS EPOSOA $1.54
Superior HMO $1.61
Superior EPO $1.61
BCBS PPO $1.62
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2.06
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $2.18
Molina Healthcare HIX $2.24
Humana HMO $7.99
Humana PPO $7.99

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Cannula nasal at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $1.02 – $2.24
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $1.02 – $2.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $92.64 $2.81 – $138.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $92.64 $2.81 – $115.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $92.64 $3.43 – $138.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $92.64 $47.86 – $138.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $92.64 $2.81 – $138.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $92.64 $2.81 – $131.24

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