Cardiac perf planar sgl/ef/wm 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.

$267.20 with Texas Health Network vs $4,662.38 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 $267.20
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $272.65
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $272.65
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $272.65
Amerigroup MGMCD $272.65
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $294.04
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $294.04
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $294.04
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $294.04
Molina Healthcare CHIP $299.92
Molina Healthcare STAR $299.92
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $299.92
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $299.92
United MGMCD $299.92
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $317.56
Humana MCD $340.81
BCBS MyBlueHealth $467.47
BCBS BAV $504.66
BCBS HMO $903.07
BCBS EPOSOA $937.60
BCBS PPO $969.48
Aetna QHPExchange $1,389.24
Aetna NBPOS $1,846.43
Aetna NBPPO $1,846.43
Aetna NBHMO $1,846.43
Aetna COMMPPO $1,964.16
Aetna COMMPOS $1,964.16
Aetna COMMHMO $1,964.16
Aetna OONHMO $2,309.51
Aetna OONPPO $2,309.51
Aetna OONPOS $2,309.51
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,481.29
Aetna ASAPPO $2,495.92
Aetna ASAPOS $2,495.92
Aetna ASAHMO $2,495.92
United AllPayerAppendix $2,938.37
United SmallGroup $2,938.37
Humana PPO $4,662.38
Humana HMO $4,662.38

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Cardiac perf planar sgl/ef/wm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $16,883.73 $294.04 – $1,389.24
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,048.10 $272.65 – $11,566.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,048.10 $272.65 – $11,566.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $18,876.20 $272.65 – $1,389.24
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,255.15 $264.30 – $3,517.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,451.18 $504.53 – $3,676.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,334.46 $264.30 – $3,517.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,255.15 $264.30 – $3,517.62

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