Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site 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.

$54.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $824.40 with Affiliated PPO — 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 CHIP $54.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $54.96
Superior Health Plan STARKids $54.96
Superior Health Plan STAR $54.96
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $54.96
Aetna MCR $60.73
Humana PPO $118.44
Humana HMO $118.44
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $119.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $119.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $119.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $119.08
Amerigroup MGMCD $128.24
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $128.24
Cigna CSN $135.57
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $146.56
BCBS MyBlueHealth $149.31
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $152.06
United OptionsPPO $153.89
Superior EPO $160.30
Superior HMO $160.30
BCBS BAV $164.88
Cigna PPO $174.04
Oscar HIX $178.62
Superior ValueHMO $181.37
BCBS HMO $206.10
BCBS EPOSOA $210.68
BCBS PPO $214.34
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $217.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $217.09
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $219.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $233.58
Aetna QHPExchange $242.74
Molina Healthcare HIX $247.32
Evry Health BroadNetwork $250.07
CHC Harris Health Indigent $274.80
Aetna NBHMO $294.04
Aetna NBPPO $294.04
Aetna NBPOS $294.04
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna COMMHMO $313.27
Aetna COMMPPO $313.27
Aetna COMMPOS $313.27
Imagine Health PPO $320.60
BCBS Traditional $320.60
Curative Administrators COMM $366.40
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $366.40
Aetna OONPPO $367.32
Aetna OONHMO $367.32
Aetna OONPOS $367.32
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $393.88
Aetna ASAPOS $396.63
Aetna ASAPPO $396.63
Aetna ASAHMO $396.63
United GlobalAppendix $412.20
Averde Health Commercial $412.20
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $412.20
Coventry National First Health COMM $488.23
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $503.80
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $503.80
Triumph COMM $549.60
Independent Medical System COMM $549.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $549.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $549.60
Coastal Comp COMM $595.40
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $687.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $732.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $751.12
Physicians, INC COMM $778.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $778.60
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $778.60
Affiliated PPO COMM $824.40

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Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $118.44 – $118.44
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $118.44 – $118.44
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $443.45 $70.84 – $556.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $293.27 $100.00 – $378.95
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $443.45 $272.44 – $556.00
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $443.45 $201.61 – $617.16
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $293.27 $92.64 – $378.95
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $293.27 $75.79 – $437.90

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