Change g-tube to g-j perc 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

$4,113.00

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.

$4,113.00

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $4,690.00 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -88%
Texas Health Network MCD $553.67 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $575.82 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $593.22 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -85%
United MGMCD $606.24 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $621.47 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $621.47 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STAR $621.47 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $621.47 ↓ -85%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $632.77 ↓ -85%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $632.77 ↓ -85%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $632.77 ↓ -85%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $632.77 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $682.76 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $690.98 ↓ -83%
Humana MCD $706.21 ↓ -83%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $713.22 ↓ -83%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $974.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $974.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $987.12 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,439.55 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,645.20 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,768.59 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,850.85 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -54%
WellMed MGMCR $1,937.29 ↓ -53%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -51%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -51%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -49%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,192.23 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,262.15 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,262.15 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -42%
Cigna CSN $2,428.00 ↓ -41%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -41%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -41%
Triumph COMM $2,467.80 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,467.80 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,467.80 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,467.80 ↓ -40%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -38%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -38%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -36%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,673.45 ↓ -35%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,709.88 ↓ -34%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -34%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -28%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↓ -28%
BCBS BAV $3,052.50 ↓ -26%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,084.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna PPO $3,128.00 ↓ -24%
BCBS HMO $3,223.82 ↓ -22%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,290.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,372.66 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,496.05 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,496.05 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,496.05 ↓ -15%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,550.87 ↓ -14%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,701.70 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $3,862.35 ↓ -6%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +14%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +14%

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Change g-tube to g-j perc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $4,332.99 $606.24 – $3,192.67
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,059.80 $817.56 – $3,028.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,059.80 $817.56 – $3,028.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $564.97 – $2,709.88
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,849.75 $564.97 – $4,713.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,198.81 $71.00 – $4,713.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,146.22 $71.00 – $4,713.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,849.75 $564.97 – $4,713.77

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