Cytp urine 3-5 probes cmptr 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

$685.00

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$685.00

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.

$41.10 with Superior Health Plan vs $4,968.44 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

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
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $41.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $41.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.10 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $89.05 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $89.05 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $89.05 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $89.05 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $95.90 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $95.90 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $113.71 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $115.08 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $133.57 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $162.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $162.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $164.40 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $174.68 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $187.00 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $239.75 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $239.75 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $274.00 ↓ -60%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26 ↓ -57%
United SmallGroup $291.26 ↓ -57%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $294.55 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $308.25 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $308.25 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $308.25 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $365.11 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $376.75 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $376.75 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $411.00 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $411.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $411.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $411.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $445.25 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $513.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $548.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $561.70 ↓ -18%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $572.49 ↓ -16%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $582.25 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $582.25 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $582.25 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $616.50 ↓ -10%
BCBS BAV $632.00 ↓ -8%
BCBS HMO $790.71 ↑ +15%
BCBS EPOSOA $847.40 ↑ +24%
BCBS PPO $904.08 ↑ +32%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,492.13 ↑ +118%
Cigna CSN $1,549.79 ↑ +126%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,678.64 ↑ +145%
Aetna NBPOS $1,984.34 ↑ +190%
Aetna NBPPO $1,984.34 ↑ +190%
Aetna NBHMO $1,984.34 ↑ +190%
Cigna PPO $1,997.19 ↑ +192%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,108.17 ↑ +208%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,108.17 ↑ +208%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,108.17 ↑ +208%
Aetna OONPPO $2,476.56 ↑ +262%
Aetna OONHMO $2,476.56 ↑ +262%
Aetna OONPOS $2,476.56 ↑ +262%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,677.78 ↑ +291%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,677.78 ↑ +291%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,677.78 ↑ +291%
Humana HMO $4,968.44 ↑ +625%
Humana PPO $4,968.44 ↑ +625%
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Cytp urine 3-5 probes cmptr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $291.26 – $4,968.44
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $291.26 – $4,968.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $690.00 $36.00 – $1,035.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $690.00 $36.00 – $862.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $690.00 $36.00 – $1,035.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $690.00 $26.00 – $1,035.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $690.00 $36.00 – $1,035.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $690.00 $138.00 – $862.50

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