Interdiscal perq aspir dx 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

$3,431.00

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.

$3,431.00

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.

$252.45 with Texas Health Network vs $4,690.00 with Humana — 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 $252.45 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $270.48 ↓ -92%
United MGMCD $276.42 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $283.36 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $283.36 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STAR $283.36 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $283.36 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $288.51 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $288.51 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $288.51 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $288.51 ↓ -92%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -91%
Humana MCD $322.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $325.20 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $480.34 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $569.55 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $576.41 ↓ -83%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -83%
WellMed MGMCR $714.92 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $813.15 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $813.15 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $823.44 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -72%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -72%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -72%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -72%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -72%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,061.42 ↓ -69%
BCBS BAV $1,195.62 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,200.85 ↓ -65%
BCBS HMO $1,262.72 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,372.40 ↓ -60%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,390.82 ↓ -59%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,475.33 ↓ -57%
BCBS PPO $1,512.82 ↓ -56%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $1,543.95 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,828.72 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,887.05 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,887.05 ↓ -45%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -45%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -41%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,058.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,058.60 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $2,058.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,058.60 ↓ -40%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -38%
Oscar HIX $2,128.00 ↓ -38%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -36%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,230.15 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -31%
Cigna CSN $2,428.00 ↓ -29%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -29%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,573.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00 ↓ -23%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -21%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,744.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,813.42 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,916.35 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,916.35 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,916.35 ↓ -15%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -14%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,087.90 ↓ -10%
Cigna PPO $3,128.00 ↓ -9%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +37%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +37%

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Interdiscal perq aspir dx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $378.00 $291.60 – $1,080.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $378.00 $291.60 – $1,080.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $276.42 – $1,250.52
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $257.60 – $1,061.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,732.40 $257.60 – $2,165.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,597.80 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,518.79 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,732.40 $257.60 – $2,165.51

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →