Ins picc wo subq prt/pmp w image guidnc <5yr 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

$7,019.00

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.

$7,019.00

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.

$219.28 with Texas Health Network vs $12,562.00 with Cigna — 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 $219.28 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $234.94 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $240.10 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $246.13 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $246.13 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STAR $246.13 ↓ -96%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $246.13 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $250.60 ↓ -96%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $250.60 ↓ -96%
Humana MCD $279.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $282.47 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -91%
WellMed MGMCR $633.31 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $982.66 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,097.09 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,165.15 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,179.19 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $1,235.80 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $1,305.16 ↓ -81%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -80%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,437.56 ↓ -80%
BCBS PPO $1,563.66 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,663.50 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,663.50 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,684.56 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,916.19 ↓ -73%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -71%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,456.65 ↓ -65%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,807.60 ↓ -60%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,018.17 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $3,158.55 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,741.13 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,860.45 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,860.45 ↓ -45%
United SmallGroup $4,183.00 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $4,211.40 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,211.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,211.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,211.40 ↓ -40%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,340.00 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,562.35 ↓ -35%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -33%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -33%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,264.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,615.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,755.58 ↓ -18%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -17%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,966.15 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,966.15 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,966.15 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $5,976.00 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,317.10 ↓ -10%
Cigna CSN $9,751.00 ↑ +39%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,565.00 ↑ +51%
Oscar HIX $11,153.00 ↑ +59%
Cigna PPO $12,562.00 ↑ +79%

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