Cta abdominal aorta & (both sides) ileofemoral lower extremity w runoff without & w/contrast 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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $20,736.00 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
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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 $171.56
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34
United MGMCD $183.95
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77
Humana MCD $218.82
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
BCBS MyBlueHealth $364.44
United SmallGroup $401.74
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS BAV $451.91
BCBS HMO $686.97
BCBS EPOSOA $721.59
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
BCBS PPO $754.39
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,382.40
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,382.40
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,382.40
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,382.40
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,382.40
Cigna CSN $1,635.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00
Cigna PPO $2,106.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,824.64
United OptionsPPO $3,870.72
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $5,529.60
Humana PPO $5,657.45
Humana HMO $5,657.45
BCBS Traditional $8,064.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9,216.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $9,907.20
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $10,368.00
United GlobalAppendix $10,368.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $12,280.32
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $12,672.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $12,672.00
Triumph COMM $13,824.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,824.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $13,824.00
Independent Medical System COMM $13,824.00
Coastal Comp COMM $14,976.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $17,280.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $18,432.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $18,892.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $19,584.00
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $19,584.00
Physicians, INC COMM $19,584.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $20,736.00

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Cta abdominal aorta & (both sides) ileofemoral lower extremity w runoff without & w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,274.55 $175.06 – $12,213.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,274.55 $175.06 – $12,213.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $180.34 – $391.77
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $175.06 – $391.77
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,351.99 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,768.15 $167.39 – $3,460.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,424.96 $236.02 – $3,637.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,424.96 $167.39 – $3,031.20

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