Closure paravalvlr leak pq 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.

$633.31 with WellMed vs $13,835.00 with Cigna — 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
WellMed MGMCR $633.31
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,097.09
BCBS BAV $1,235.80
BCBS HMO $1,305.16
BCBS EPOSOA $1,437.56
United SmallGroup $1,534.00
BCBS PPO $1,563.66
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Oscar HIX $2,128.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Cigna CSN $10,740.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00
Cigna PPO $13,835.00

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Closure paravalvlr leak pq at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $15,888.25 $207.02 – $1,882.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $15,888.25 $150.56 – $1,882.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $1,097.09 – $1,097.09
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $54,125.45 $320.18 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $41,077.77 $71.00 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $45,364.64 $71.00 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $54,125.45 $320.18 – $1,556.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $41,077.77 $85.00 – $1,556.23

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