Ins lv lead exist pm/icd 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

$41,540.00

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.

$41,540.00

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $40,000.00 with United — 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -95%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -89%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5,815.60 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,815.60 ↓ -86%
Texas Health Network MCD $6,127.46 ↓ -85%
United MGMCD $6,709.19 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,771.02 ↓ -84%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $6,877.76 ↓ -83%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $6,877.76 ↓ -83%
Molina Healthcare STAR $6,877.76 ↓ -83%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $6,877.76 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6,895.64 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $6,978.72 ↓ -83%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $7,002.81 ↓ -83%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $7,002.81 ↓ -83%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $7,002.81 ↓ -83%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $7,002.81 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $7,477.20 ↓ -82%
Humana MCD $7,815.64 ↓ -81%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $7,893.17 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $9,346.50 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,554.20 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9,844.98 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9,844.98 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $9,969.60 ↓ -76%
WellMed MGMCR $10,552.12 ↓ -75%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $10,949.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↓ -72%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↓ -71%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $14,539.00 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $16,616.00 ↓ -60%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $17,862.20 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $18,693.00 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $22,140.82 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $22,847.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $22,847.00 ↓ -45%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↓ -42%
Triumph COMM $24,924.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $24,924.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $24,924.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $24,924.00 ↓ -40%
BCBS PPO $25,424.81 ↓ -39%
Coastal Comp COMM $27,001.00 ↓ -35%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $27,575.00 ↓ -34%
United SmallGroup $28,000.00 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $31,155.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $33,232.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $34,062.80 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $35,309.00 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $35,309.00 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $35,309.00 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $37,386.00 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $40,000.00 ↓ -4%

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Ins lv lead exist pm/icd at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $60,657.97 $6,709.19 – $21,016.48
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,729.55 $3,648.51 – $13,513.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,729.55 $3,648.51 – $13,513.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $6,252.51 – $17,838.38
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $20,536.56 $6,252.51 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $26,236.95 $5,400.44 – $39,355.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $17,299.23 $6,252.51 – $26,452.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $20,536.56 $6,252.51 – $26,452.82

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