Fetal non stress test 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

$1,499.00

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,499.00

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.

$15.46 with Texas Health Network vs $1,702.00 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
Texas Health Network MCD $15.46 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.57 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $16.93 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $17.36 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $17.36 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $17.67 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $17.67 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $17.67 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $17.67 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $19.72 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $19.92 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $21.03 ↓ -99%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $21.03 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $37.85 ↓ -97%
BCBS BAV $41.79 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $52.28 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $56.03 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $59.78 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $89.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $89.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $89.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $89.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $89.94 ↓ -94%
WellMed MGMCR $204.11 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $209.86 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $248.83 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $251.83 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $292.31 ↓ -80%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $355.26 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $355.26 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $359.76 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $382.25 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $397.24 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $409.23 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $478.33 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $478.33 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $481.18 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $481.18 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $481.18 ↓ -68%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMMPOS $512.66 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $512.66 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $512.66 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $524.65 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $524.65 ↓ -65%
Cigna CSN $528.00 ↓ -65%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $572.00 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $599.60 ↓ -60%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $601.10 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $601.10 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $601.10 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $644.57 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $649.07 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $649.07 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $649.07 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $674.55 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $674.55 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $674.55 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO $680.00 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $798.97 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $824.45 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $824.45 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $899.40 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $899.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $899.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $899.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $974.35 ↓ -35%
United SmallGroup $1,120.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,124.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,199.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,229.18 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,274.15 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,274.15 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,274.15 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,349.10 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,600.00 ↑ +7%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,702.00 ↑ +14%

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Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $481.25 $22.49 – $1,375.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $481.25 $27.36 – $1,375.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $1,201.08 $10.15 – $37.85
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $567.54 $16.88 – $851.31
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