Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$997.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$997.00

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.

$59.82 with Superior Health Plan vs $897.30 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
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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 $59.82 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $59.82 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $59.82 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $59.82 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $59.82 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $66.10 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $91.71 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $101.07 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $126.33 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $126.33 ↓ -87%
BCBS HMO $126.33 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $129.61 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $129.61 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $129.61 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $129.61 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $139.58 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $139.58 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $160.92 ↓ -84%
United AllPayerAppendix $160.92 ↓ -84%
United SmallGroup $160.92 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $165.50 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $167.50 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $174.47 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $174.47 ↓ -83%
Cigna CSN $194.30 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $194.41 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $197.41 ↓ -80%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $210.36 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $236.29 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $236.29 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $239.28 ↓ -76%
Cigna PPO $250.50 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $254.24 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $269.19 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $272.18 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $299.10 ↓ -70%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPOS $320.04 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $320.04 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $320.04 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $340.97 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $340.97 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $340.97 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $348.95 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $348.95 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $398.80 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $398.80 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $399.80 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $399.80 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $399.80 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $428.71 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $431.70 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $431.70 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $431.70 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $448.65 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $448.65 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $448.65 ↓ -55%
Humana HMO $455.73 ↓ -54%
Humana PPO $455.73 ↓ -54%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $531.40 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $548.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $548.35 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $598.20 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $598.20 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $598.20 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $598.20 ↓ -40%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $648.05 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $747.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $797.60 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $817.54 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $847.45 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $847.45 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $847.45 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $897.30 ↓ -10%

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Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $300.71 $91.71 – $455.73
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $136.50 $42.11 – $390.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $136.50 $51.00 – $390.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $91.71 – $455.73
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $246.65 $91.71 – $455.73
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $42.00 $174.99 – $186.82
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $391.11 $91.71 – $455.73
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $349.11 $91.71 – $455.73

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