Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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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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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $11,153.00 with Oscar — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $437.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58
United MGMCD $478.87
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $490.90
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $490.90
Molina Healthcare STAR $490.90
Molina Healthcare CHIP $490.90
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $499.82
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $499.82
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $499.82
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $499.82
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $509.74
Humana MCD $557.84
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $563.38
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $604.41
United OptionsPPO $611.69
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $862.92
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $862.92
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $873.84
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
BCBS Traditional $1,274.35
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,456.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,565.63
WellMed MGMCR $1,589.23
United GlobalAppendix $1,638.45
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,940.65
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,002.55
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,002.55
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00
Triumph COMM $2,184.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,184.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,184.60
Independent Medical System COMM $2,184.60
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00
Coastal Comp COMM $2,366.65
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00
Cigna CSN $2,428.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,730.75
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,838.17
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,912.80
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,985.62
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,094.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,094.85
Physicians, INC COMM $3,094.85
Cigna PPO $3,128.00
BCBS BAV $3,197.01
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,276.90
BCBS HMO $3,376.44
BCBS EPOSOA $3,718.98
BCBS PPO $4,045.20
United SmallGroup $4,183.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,340.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
United AllPayerAppendix $5,976.00
Oscar HIX $11,153.00

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $7,657.21 $478.87 – $3,343.82
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,286.90 $958.00 – $6,534.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $2,286.90 $958.00 – $6,534.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $446.27 – $2,838.17
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,079.43 $71.00 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,079.43 $446.27 – $3,967.42

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