Ins pm gen exist dual lead 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

$40,560.00

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.

$40,560.00

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 $95,000.00 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 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,678.40 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5,678.40 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $6,611.28 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6,732.96 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $6,814.08 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $7,300.80 ↓ -82%
BCBS HMO $9,126.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,328.80 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9,612.72 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9,612.72 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $9,734.40 ↓ -76%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↓ -74%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↓ -71%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $12,167.00 ↓ -70%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $14,196.00 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $16,224.00 ↓ -60%
Texas Health Network MCD $16,653.24 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $17,440.80 ↓ -57%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↓ -57%
United MGMCD $18,234.27 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $18,252.00 ↓ -55%
Molina Healthcare STAR $18,692.41 ↓ -54%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $18,692.41 ↓ -54%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $18,692.41 ↓ -54%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $18,692.41 ↓ -54%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $19,032.27 ↓ -53%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $19,032.27 ↓ -53%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $19,032.27 ↓ -53%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $19,032.27 ↓ -53%
Humana MCD $21,241.38 ↓ -48%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $21,452.09 ↓ -47%
Coventry National First Health COMM $21,618.48 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $22,308.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $22,308.00 ↓ -45%
WellMed MGMCR $22,456.66 ↓ -45%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↓ -41%
Triumph COMM $24,336.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $24,336.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $24,336.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $24,336.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $26,364.00 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $30,420.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $32,448.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $33,259.20 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $34,476.00 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $34,476.00 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $34,476.00 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $36,504.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $56,327.97 ↑ +39%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $64,880.00 ↑ +60%
United SmallGroup $66,500.00 ↑ +64%
United AllPayerAppendix $95,000.00 ↑ +134%

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Ins pm gen exist dual lead at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $156,717.96 $18,234.27 – $46,561.42
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $19,435.50 $14,993.10 – $55,530.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $19,435.50 $14,993.10 – $55,530.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $16,993.10 – $39,520.43
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $28,383.36 $6,299.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $32,721.79 $6,735.24 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $29,876.42 $15,811.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28,383.36 $16,556.96 – $58,392.49

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