Fractionation ketosteroids 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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Discounted 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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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.

$23.46 with Texas Health Network vs $351.33 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
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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 $23.46
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $23.94
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $23.94
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $23.94
Amerigroup MGMCD $23.94
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $23.94
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $23.94
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $23.94
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $23.94
United MGMCD $24.42
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $25.86
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $26.33
Molina Healthcare CHIP $26.33
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $26.33
Molina Healthcare STAR $26.33
Oscar MGMCR $27.93
WellMed MGMCR $28.36
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $28.50
Amerigroup DualEligible $28.50
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $28.50
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $28.50
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $28.50
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $28.50
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $28.50
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $28.50
United SmallGroup $28.50
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $28.50
CHC Harris Health Indigent $28.50
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $28.50
BCBS MCRPPO $28.50
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $28.50
Devoted Health MGMCR $28.50
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $28.50
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $28.50
United AllPayerAppendix $28.50
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $28.50
Aetna MCR $28.74
Van Lang IPA MCR $28.79
United MCR $29.07
WellCare PFFS $29.36
WellCare MCRHMO $29.36
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $29.36
WellCare POS $29.36
WellCare SNP $29.36
WellCare PPO $29.36
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $29.93
Humana MCD $29.93
American Health Plan MGMCR $29.93
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $29.93
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $29.93
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $29.93
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $29.93
Superior Health Plan PFFS $29.93
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $29.93
Shared Health MGMCR $29.93
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $30.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $30.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $30.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $30.21
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $30.21
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $30.85
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $30.85
Molina MGMCR $31.07
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $34.20
Verda Health Plan MCR $37.05
Community Health Choice HIX $41.32
Superior ValueHMO $41.32
Superior HMO $44.18
Superior EPO $44.18
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $56.43
BCBS MyBlueHealth $57.57
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $59.85
Molina Healthcare HIX $61.27
BCBS BAV $63.55
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $78.90
BCBS HMO $79.52
Oscar HIX $82.37
BCBS EPOSOA $85.22
BCBS PPO $90.91
Aetna QHPExchange $104.40
Cigna CSN $117.08
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $126.82
Aetna NBHMO $138.84
Aetna NBPOS $138.84
Aetna NBPPO $138.84
Aetna COMMHMO $147.50
Aetna COMMPOS $147.50
Aetna COMMPPO $147.50
Cigna PPO $150.88
Aetna OONPPO $173.28
Aetna OONPOS $173.28
Aetna OONHMO $173.28
Aetna ASAHMO $187.36
Aetna ASAPOS $187.36
Aetna ASAPPO $187.36
Humana HMO $351.33
Humana PPO $351.33
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Fractionation ketosteroids at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $23.94 – $117.08
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $23.94 – $117.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $135.95 $12.00 – $203.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $131.99 $12.00 – $164.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $135.95 $12.00 – $203.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $135.95 $8.00 – $203.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $131.99 $12.00 – $197.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $135.95 $23.94 – $169.94

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