Coronary thrombolysis/iv infusion 92977 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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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.

$533.46 with Humana vs $13,036.00 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
Humana PPO $533.46
Humana HMO $533.46
Oscar HIX $2,358.00
Cigna CSN $10,120.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,964.00
Cigna PPO $13,036.00

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Coronary thrombolysis/iv infusion 92977 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $4,134.06 $533.46 – $634.68
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $435.40 $136.84 – $1,244.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $435.40 $99.52 – $1,244.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $533.46 – $538.70
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,033.69 $292.88 – $1,464.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $484.37 $99.70 – $838.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $462.36 $92.47 – $838.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,033.69 $275.65 – $1,464.39

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →