Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 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

$187.00

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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$187.00

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.

$11.22 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $11.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $11.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $11.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $11.22 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $11.22 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $24.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $24.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $24.31 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $24.31 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $26.18 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.18 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $26.20 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $27.68 ↓ -85%
BCBS BAV $28.92 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $29.92 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $31.04 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $31.42 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $35.53 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $36.19 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $36.47 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $38.78 ↓ -79%
BCBS PPO $41.37 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $44.32 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $44.32 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $44.88 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $47.69 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $51.05 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $59.67 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $59.67 ↓ -68%
Imagine Health PPO $65.45 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $65.45 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $74.80 ↓ -60%
Aetna QHPExchange $75.67 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $80.41 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $84.15 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $84.15 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $84.15 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $99.67 ↓ -47%
Aetna NBHMO $100.64 ↓ -46%
Aetna NBPPO $100.64 ↓ -46%
Aetna NBPOS $100.64 ↓ -46%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $102.85 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $102.85 ↓ -45%
Aetna COMMHMO $106.92 ↓ -43%
Aetna COMMPOS $106.92 ↓ -43%
Aetna COMMPPO $106.92 ↓ -43%
Independent Medical System COMM $112.20 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $112.20 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $112.20 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $112.20 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $121.55 ↓ -35%
Aetna OONPOS $125.60 ↓ -33%
Aetna OONPPO $125.60 ↓ -33%
Aetna OONHMO $125.60 ↓ -33%
Aetna ASAHMO $135.81 ↓ -27%
Aetna ASAPOS $135.81 ↓ -27%
Aetna ASAPPO $135.81 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $140.25 ↓ -25%
United SmallGroup $149.16 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -20%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $149.60 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $153.34 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $158.95 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $158.95 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $158.95 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $168.30 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↑ +60%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +167%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +221%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $169.65 $26.20 – $211.96
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $140.68 $26.20 – $211.96
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $114.35 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $196.84 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $196.84 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $114.35 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $196.84 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $196.84 $8.00 – $423.12

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