Methadone oral 5mg 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

$48.00

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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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$48.00

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.

$0.04 with BCBS vs $43.20 with Affiliated PPO — 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
BCBS BAV $0.04 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.04 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.05 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $0.05 ↓ -100%
BCBS HMO $0.05 ↓ -100%
Cigna CSN $0.75 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.81 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $0.97 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.88 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $3.18 ↓ -93%
Humana PPO $3.31 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $3.31 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $6.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $6.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $6.24 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $6.24 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $6.72 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6.72 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $7.97 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $8.06 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $8.40 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $8.40 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $9.50 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $11.38 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $11.38 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $11.52 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $12.96 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $14.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $16.80 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19.20 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $20.64 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $21.60 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $25.58 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $26.40 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $26.40 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $28.80 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $28.80 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $28.80 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $28.80 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $31.20 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $36.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $38.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $39.36 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $40.80 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $40.80 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $40.80 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $43.20 ↓ -10%

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Methadone oral 5mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $0.04 – $3.31
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $0.04 – $3.31
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $23.81 $0.04 – $3.31
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $0.08 – $0.08
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $0.07 – $0.08
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $0.04 – $3.31
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $0.04 – $3.31
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $0.04 – $3.31

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