Embolization s&i 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

$7,448.00

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.

$7,448.00

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.

$130.66 with BCBS vs $9,782.19 with Aetna — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $130.66 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $141.06 ↓ -98%
BCBS HMO $252.42 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $262.07 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $270.98 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $446.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $446.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $446.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $446.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $446.88 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $493.80 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $968.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $968.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $968.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $968.24 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,042.72 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,042.72 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $1,102.30 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,191.68 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,236.37 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,251.26 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $1,303.40 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $1,303.40 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $1,415.12 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $1,474.70 ↓ -80%
Humana PPO $1,761.25 ↓ -76%
Humana HMO $1,761.25 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,765.18 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,765.18 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,787.52 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,899.24 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,010.96 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,033.30 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,234.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $2,606.80 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,606.80 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,979.20 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,979.20 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,202.64 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $3,351.60 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,351.60 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,351.60 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,969.78 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,096.40 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,096.40 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $4,468.80 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,468.80 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,468.80 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,468.80 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,841.20 ↓ -35%
Aetna QHPExchange $5,444.80 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,586.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,958.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,107.36 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $6,330.80 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $6,330.80 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $6,330.80 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,703.20 ↓ -10%
Aetna NBPPO $7,236.67 ↓ -3%
Aetna NBPOS $7,236.67 ↓ -3%
Aetna NBHMO $7,236.67 ↓ -3%
Aetna COMMPOS $7,698.09 ↑ +3%
Aetna COMMPPO $7,698.09 ↑ +3%
Aetna COMMHMO $7,698.09 ↑ +3%
Aetna OONPPO $9,051.60 ↑ +22%
Aetna OONPOS $9,051.60 ↑ +22%
Aetna OONHMO $9,051.60 ↑ +22%
Aetna ASAPOS $9,782.19 ↑ +31%
Aetna ASAPPO $9,782.19 ↑ +31%
Aetna ASAHMO $9,782.19 ↑ +31%

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