Cystoscopy & revise urethra 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.

$639.74 with Texas Health Network vs $5,571.00 with Oscar — 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 $639.74
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44
United MGMCD $700.49
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $718.08
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $718.08
Molina Healthcare CHIP $718.08
Molina Healthcare STAR $718.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $731.14
Humana MCD $816.00
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $824.10
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00
WellMed MGMCR $2,110.41
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00
Cigna CSN $2,915.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,041.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,082.50
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,158.00
BCBS BAV $3,472.24
United SmallGroup $3,500.00
BCBS HMO $3,667.11
Cigna PPO $3,755.00
BCBS EPOSOA $4,039.13
Evry Health BroadNetwork $4,052.00
BCBS PPO $4,393.44
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Curative Administrators COMM $4,807.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,995.00
United AllPayerAppendix $5,000.00
Oscar HIX $5,571.00

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Cystoscopy & revise urethra at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $700.49 – $3,631.68
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston not published $1,285.00 – $1,285.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston not published $1,285.00 – $1,285.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $652.80 – $3,082.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,032.64 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,980.34 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,032.64 $85.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,032.64 $652.80 – $5,045.72

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