Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation 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

$5,599.00

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$5,599.00

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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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$32.98 with BCBS vs $5,039.10 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

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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $32.98 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $35.61 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $63.72 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $66.15 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $68.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $142.38 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPPO $189.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBHMO $189.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPOS $189.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMMHMO $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPPO $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPOS $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONPOS $236.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONPPO $236.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONHMO $236.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna ASAPOS $255.80 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAHMO $255.80 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAPPO $255.80 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $335.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $335.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $335.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $335.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $335.94 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $371.21 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $496.80 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $496.80 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $727.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $727.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $727.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $727.87 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $783.86 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $783.86 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $828.65 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $895.84 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $929.43 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $940.63 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $979.83 ↓ -82%
Superior HMO $979.83 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $1,063.81 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $1,108.60 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,326.96 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,326.96 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,343.76 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,427.74 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,511.73 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,528.53 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,679.70 ↓ -70%
Imagine Health PPO $1,959.65 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,959.65 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,239.60 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,239.60 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,407.57 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,519.55 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,519.55 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,519.55 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,984.27 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,079.45 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,079.45 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,359.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,359.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,359.40 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $3,359.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,639.35 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,199.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,479.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,591.18 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,759.15 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,759.15 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,759.15 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,039.10 ↓ -10%

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Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $160.30 $22.49 – $458.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $160.30 $26.42 – $458.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $5,022.54 $32.98 – $496.80
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $32.98 – $496.80
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $666.01 $37.48 – $943.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $546.01 $62.97 – $819.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $210.64 $42.13 – $263.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $666.01 $42.91 – $943.52

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