Chromosome analys placenta 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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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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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.

$155.23 with Texas Health Network vs $2,401.50 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 Health Network MCD $155.23
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $158.40
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $158.40
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $158.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $158.40
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $158.40
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $158.40
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $158.40
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $158.40
United MGMCD $161.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $171.07
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $174.24
Molina Healthcare CHIP $174.24
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $174.24
Molina Healthcare STAR $174.24
Oscar MGMCR $184.80
WellMed MGMCR $187.63
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $188.57
Amerigroup DualEligible $188.57
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $188.57
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $188.57
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $188.57
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $188.57
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $188.57
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $188.57
United SmallGroup $188.57
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $188.57
CHC Harris Health Indigent $188.57
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $188.57
BCBS MCRPPO $188.57
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $188.57
Devoted Health MGMCR $188.57
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $188.57
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $188.57
United AllPayerAppendix $188.57
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $188.57
Aetna MCR $190.17
Van Lang IPA MCR $190.46
United MCR $192.34
WellCare PFFS $194.23
WellCare MCRHMO $194.23
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $194.23
WellCare POS $194.23
WellCare SNP $194.23
WellCare PPO $194.23
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $198.00
Humana MCD $198.00
American Health Plan MGMCR $198.00
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $198.00
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $198.00
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $198.00
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $198.00
Superior Health Plan PFFS $198.00
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $198.00
Shared Health MGMCR $198.00
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $199.88
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $199.88
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $199.88
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $199.88
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $199.88
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $204.09
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $204.09
Molina MGMCR $205.54
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $226.28
Verda Health Plan MCR $245.14
Community Health Choice HIX $273.43
Superior ValueHMO $273.43
Superior HMO $292.28
Superior EPO $292.28
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $373.37
BCBS MyBlueHealth $380.91
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $396.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $405.43
BCBS BAV $420.51
BCBS HMO $526.11
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $539.34
Oscar HIX $544.97
BCBS EPOSOA $563.82
BCBS PPO $601.54
Aetna QHPExchange $690.75
Cigna CSN $775.03
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $839.46
Aetna NBPOS $918.62
Aetna NBPPO $918.62
Aetna NBHMO $918.62
Aetna COMMHMO $975.94
Aetna COMMPOS $975.94
Aetna COMMPPO $975.94
Cigna PPO $998.76
Aetna OONPPO $1,146.48
Aetna OONHMO $1,146.48
Aetna OONPOS $1,146.48
Aetna ASAHMO $1,239.63
Aetna ASAPOS $1,239.63
Aetna ASAPPO $1,239.63
Humana HMO $2,401.50
Humana PPO $2,401.50
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Chromosome analys placenta at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $158.40 – $775.03
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $158.40 – $775.03
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $878.54 $35.00 – $1,098.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $266.34 $36.00 – $452.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $266.34 $36.00 – $452.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $878.54 $35.00 – $1,098.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $266.34 $36.00 – $452.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $266.34 $26.00 – $452.57

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