Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min 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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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.

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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.

$22.68 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 CHIP $22.68
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.68
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.68
Superior Health Plan STAR $22.68
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $22.68
Aetna MCR $25.06
BCBS MyBlueHealth $25.30
BCBS BAV $27.89
BCBS HMO $34.92
BCBS EPOSOA $39.24
BCBS PPO $43.46
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $49.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $49.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $49.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $49.14
Amerigroup MGMCD $52.92
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $52.92
Cigna CSN $55.94
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.48
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $62.75
United OptionsPPO $63.50
Superior HMO $66.15
Superior EPO $66.15
Cigna PPO $71.82
Oscar HIX $73.71
Superior ValueHMO $74.84
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $89.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $89.59
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $90.72
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $96.39
Aetna QHPExchange $100.17
Molina Healthcare HIX $102.06
Evry Health BroadNetwork $103.19
CHC Harris Health Indigent $113.40
Humana HMO $120.62
Humana PPO $120.62
Aetna NBPPO $121.34
Aetna NBHMO $121.34
Aetna NBPOS $121.34
Aetna COMMHMO $129.28
Aetna COMMPPO $129.28
Aetna COMMPOS $129.28
Imagine Health PPO $132.30
BCBS Traditional $132.30
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $151.20
Curative Administrators COMM $151.20
Aetna OONPOS $151.58
Aetna OONHMO $151.58
Aetna OONPPO $151.58
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $162.54
Aetna ASAPPO $163.67
Aetna ASAPOS $163.67
Aetna ASAHMO $163.67
Averde Health Commercial $170.10
United GlobalAppendix $170.10
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $170.10
Coventry National First Health COMM $201.47
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $207.90
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $207.90
Triumph COMM $226.80
Independent Medical System COMM $226.80
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $226.80
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $226.80
Coastal Comp COMM $245.70
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $283.50
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $302.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $309.96
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $321.30
Physicians, INC COMM $321.30
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $321.30
Affiliated PPO COMM $340.20
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $197.40 $12.76 – $564.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $197.40 $15.78 – $564.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $25.30 – $25.30
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $25.30 – $25.30
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $322.73 $41.62 – $41.62
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $107.42 $30.44 – $152.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $119.22 $24.54 – $178.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $119.22 $23.84 – $149.03

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