Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral 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

$3,025.00

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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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$3,025.00

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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.

$125.74 with Texas Health Network vs $2,722.50 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 $125.74 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $128.31 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $128.31 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $129.31 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $129.31 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $129.31 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $129.31 ↓ -96%
United MGMCD $131.90 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $139.65 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $141.14 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $141.14 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $141.14 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $141.14 ↓ -95%
Humana MCD $160.39 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $181.50 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $181.50 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $181.50 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $181.50 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $181.50 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $265.64 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $292.88 ↓ -90%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $366.67 ↓ -88%
Cigna CSN $387.90 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $412.08 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $419.79 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $456.35 ↓ -85%
Cigna PPO $499.02 ↓ -84%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $502.15 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $508.20 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $589.88 ↓ -80%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $716.92 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $716.92 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $726.00 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $771.38 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $801.63 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $825.83 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $971.02 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $971.02 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $971.02 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,034.55 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,034.55 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,034.55 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $1,058.75 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,058.75 ↓ -65%
Humana HMO $1,071.21 ↓ -65%
Humana PPO $1,071.21 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,210.00 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,210.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $1,213.03 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $1,213.03 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $1,213.03 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,300.75 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,309.82 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,309.82 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,309.82 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,361.25 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $1,361.25 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,361.25 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,612.33 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,663.75 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,663.75 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $1,815.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,815.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,815.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,815.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,966.25 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,268.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,420.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,480.50 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,571.25 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,571.25 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,571.25 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,722.50 ↓ -10%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,284.50 $128.31 – $3,670.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,284.50 $128.31 – $3,670.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $129.31 – $387.90
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,410.47 $437.05 – $437.05
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $881.26 $129.98 – $1,101.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $857.57 $176.52 – $1,286.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $738.05 $129.98 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $881.26 $129.98 – $1,117.00

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