Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast 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

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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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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $6,740.47 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 $171.56
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34
United MGMCD $183.95
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77
Humana MCD $218.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $320.71
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
BCBS BAV $346.22
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $354.24
Superior Health Plan CHIP $354.24
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $354.24
Superior Health Plan STARKids $354.24
Superior Health Plan STAR $354.24
United SmallGroup $401.74
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS HMO $619.55
BCBS EPOSOA $643.24
BCBS PPO $665.10
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $980.06
United OptionsPPO $991.87
Aetna QHPExchange $1,051.38
Cigna CSN $1,161.24
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,256.72
Aetna NBHMO $1,397.38
Aetna NBPOS $1,397.38
Aetna NBPPO $1,397.38
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,416.96
Aetna COMMPPO $1,486.48
Aetna COMMPOS $1,486.48
Aetna COMMHMO $1,486.48
Cigna PPO $1,493.90
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,505.52
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,611.79
Aetna OONPPO $1,747.85
Aetna OONPOS $1,747.85
Aetna OONHMO $1,747.85
Aetna ASAPOS $1,888.92
Aetna ASAHMO $1,888.92
Aetna ASAPPO $1,888.92
Imagine Health PPO $2,066.40
BCBS Traditional $2,066.40
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,361.60
Curative Administrators COMM $2,361.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,538.72
United GlobalAppendix $2,656.80
Averde Health Commercial $2,656.80
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,656.80
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,146.83
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,247.20
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,247.20
Triumph COMM $3,542.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,542.40
Independent Medical System COMM $3,542.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,542.40
Coastal Comp COMM $3,837.60
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,428.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,723.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,841.28
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,018.40
Physicians, INC COMM $5,018.40
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,018.40
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,313.60
Humana PPO $6,740.47
Humana HMO $6,740.47

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Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $6,404.19 $180.34 – $1,161.24
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $175.06 – $1,161.24
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $290.91 $167.39 – $455.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $471.13 $96.97 – $706.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $458.05 $167.39 – $572.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $290.91 $167.39 – $455.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $471.13 $167.39 – $706.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $471.13 $175.06 – $706.70

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