Ghs pacing - transcutaneous 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

$6,492.00

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$6,492.00

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.

$9.55 with Humana vs $5,842.80 with Affiliated PPO — 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

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
Humana PPO $9.55 ↓ -100%
Humana HMO $9.55 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $389.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $389.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $389.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $389.52 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $389.52 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -92%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $843.96 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $843.96 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $843.96 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $843.96 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $908.88 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $908.88 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $933.44 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $960.82 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,038.72 ↓ -84%
BCBS BAV $1,051.46 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,077.67 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,090.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS HMO $1,110.47 ↓ -83%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,223.13 ↓ -81%
Cigna PPO $1,233.48 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $1,265.94 ↓ -81%
BCBS PPO $1,330.42 ↓ -80%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,538.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,538.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,558.08 ↓ -76%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,720.38 ↓ -74%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,772.32 ↓ -73%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna NBPOS $2,083.93 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $2,083.93 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $2,083.93 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,220.26 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,220.26 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,220.26 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,272.20 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,272.20 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,596.80 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $2,603.29 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $2,603.29 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $2,603.29 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,791.56 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,811.04 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,811.04 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,811.04 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $2,921.40 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,921.40 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,921.40 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,460.24 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,570.60 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,570.60 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $3,895.20 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,895.20 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,895.20 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,895.20 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,219.80 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,869.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,193.60 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,323.44 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,518.20 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,518.20 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,518.20 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,842.80 ↓ -10%

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Ghs pacing - transcutaneous at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $444.15 $100.00 – $1,269.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $444.15 $100.00 – $1,269.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $2,060.22 $9.55 – $933.44
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $9.55 – $1,099.74
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,102.70 $312.43 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $723.40 $123.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $664.41 $113.00 – $1,612.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,102.70 $294.05 – $1,612.26

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