Caregiver training strategies&tq 1st 30 minutes 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.

$24.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $24.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $24.96
Superior Health Plan CHIP $24.96
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $24.96
Superior Health Plan STAR $24.96
Oscar MGMCR $51.97
WellMed MGMCR $52.76
BCBS MCRPPO $53.03
Amerigroup DualEligible $53.03
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $53.03
Devoted Health MGMCR $53.03
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $53.03
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $53.03
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $53.03
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $53.03
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $53.03
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $53.03
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $53.03
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $53.03
CHC Harris Health Indigent $53.03
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $53.03
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $53.03
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $53.03
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $53.03
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $53.03
Aetna MCR $53.48
Van Lang IPA MCR $53.56
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $54.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $54.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $54.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $54.08
United MCR $54.09
WellCare MCRHMO $54.62
WellCare POS $54.62
WellCare PFFS $54.62
WellCare PPO $54.62
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $54.62
WellCare SNP $54.62
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $55.68
American Health Plan MGMCR $55.68
Shared Health MGMCR $55.68
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $55.68
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $55.68
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $55.68
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $55.68
Superior Health Plan PFFS $55.68
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $55.68
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $56.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $56.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $56.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $56.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $56.21
Molina MGMCR $57.80
Amerigroup MGMCD $58.24
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $58.24
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $63.64
Verda Health Plan MCR $68.94
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $69.06
United OptionsPPO $69.89
Superior ValueHMO $76.89
Community Health Choice HIX $76.89
Oscar HIX $81.12
Superior HMO $82.20
Superior EPO $82.20
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $98.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $98.59
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $99.84
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $105.00
Aetna QHPExchange $110.24
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $111.36
Molina Healthcare HIX $114.01
BCBS MyBlueHealth $126.08
Aetna NBHMO $133.54
Aetna NBPOS $133.54
Aetna NBPPO $133.54
BCBS BAV $139.01
Aetna COMMPPO $142.27
Aetna COMMPOS $142.27
Aetna COMMHMO $142.27
BCBS Traditional $145.60
Aetna OONPOS $166.82
Aetna OONHMO $166.82
Aetna OONPPO $166.82
BCBS HMO $174.03
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $178.88
Aetna ASAPPO $180.13
Aetna ASAHMO $180.13
Aetna ASAPOS $180.13
United GlobalAppendix $187.20
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $187.20
BCBS EPOSOA $195.58
BCBS PPO $216.60
Coventry National First Health COMM $221.73
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $228.80
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $228.80
Triumph COMM $249.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $249.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $249.60
Independent Medical System COMM $249.60
Coastal Comp COMM $270.40
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $312.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $332.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $341.12
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $353.60
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $353.60
Physicians, INC COMM $353.60
Affiliated PPO COMM $374.40
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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