Cast sup lng arm splint plst 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.

$11.37 with Oscar vs $89.22 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 $11.37
WellMed MGMCR $11.54
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $11.60
CHC Harris Health Indigent $11.60
BCBS MCRPPO $11.60
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $11.60
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $11.60
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $11.60
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $11.60
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $11.60
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $11.60
Devoted Health MGMCR $11.60
Amerigroup DualEligible $11.60
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $11.60
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $11.60
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $11.60
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $11.60
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $11.60
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $11.60
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $11.60
Aetna MCR $11.70
BCBS MyBlueHealth $11.72
Van Lang IPA MCR $11.72
United MCR $11.83
WellCare PFFS $11.95
WellCare MCRHMO $11.95
WellCare POS $11.95
WellCare SNP $11.95
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $11.95
WellCare PPO $11.95
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $12.18
American Health Plan MGMCR $12.18
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $12.18
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $12.18
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $12.18
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $12.18
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $12.18
Superior Health Plan PFFS $12.18
Shared Health MGMCR $12.18
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $12.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $12.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $12.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $12.30
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $12.30
Molina MGMCR $12.64
BCBS BAV $12.95
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $13.92
Verda Health Plan MCR $15.08
BCBS HMO $16.16
Superior ValueHMO $16.82
Community Health Choice HIX $16.82
BCBS EPOSOA $17.10
Superior HMO $17.98
Superior EPO $17.98
BCBS PPO $18.05
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $22.97
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $24.36
Molina Healthcare HIX $24.94
Humana HMO $89.22
Humana PPO $89.22

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Cast sup lng arm splint plst at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $11.37 – $24.94
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $11.37 – $24.94
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $3.33 $2.43 – $17.10
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $3.33 $9.31 – $16.15
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $3.33 $6.89 – $21.09
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $3.33 $4.18 – $17.10
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $11.37 – $24.94
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $10.87 – $10.87

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