Delayed breast prosthesis 19342 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.

$1,944.00 with Aetna vs $34,000.00 with United — 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
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Texas Health Network MCD $2,236.10
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,395.82
United MGMCD $2,448.39
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $2,509.90
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $2,509.90
Molina Healthcare STAR $2,509.90
Molina Healthcare CHIP $2,509.90
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,555.54
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,555.54
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,555.54
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,555.54
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00
Humana MCD $2,852.16
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $2,880.46
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
WellMed MGMCR $8,251.69
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $9,124.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $9,493.00
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
Cigna CSN $9,751.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,565.00
Cigna PPO $12,562.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $14,155.87
BCBS BAV $15,945.70
BCBS HMO $16,840.61
BCBS EPOSOA $18,549.08
BCBS PPO $20,176.19
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $23,015.00
United SmallGroup $23,800.00
United AllPayerAppendix $34,000.00

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Delayed breast prosthesis 19342 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2,448.39 – $16,677.90
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston not published $1,609.00 – $1,609.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston not published $1,609.00 – $1,609.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $2,281.73 – $14,155.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,910.18 $71.00 – $23,352.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,698.09 $71.00 – $23,352.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,910.18 $85.00 – $23,352.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,910.18 $2,281.73 – $23,352.21

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