Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted 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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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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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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$79.74 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,196.10 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

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

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
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $79.74
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $79.74
Superior Health Plan STARKids $79.74
Superior Health Plan STAR $79.74
Superior Health Plan CHIP $79.74
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $172.77
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $172.77
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $172.77
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $172.77
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $186.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $186.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $220.61
United OptionsPPO $223.27
Oscar HIX $259.15
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26
United SmallGroup $291.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $291.26
Aetna QHPExchange $295.95
Cigna CSN $313.36
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $314.97
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $314.97
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $318.96
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $338.89
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $339.42
Evry Health BroadNetwork $362.82
Aetna NBHMO $393.57
Aetna NBPPO $393.57
Aetna NBPOS $393.57
Cigna PPO $403.82
Aetna COMMPPO $418.13
Aetna COMMPOS $418.13
Aetna COMMHMO $418.13
Imagine Health PPO $465.15
BCBS Traditional $465.15
Aetna OONPPO $491.20
Aetna OONPOS $491.20
Aetna OONHMO $491.20
Aetna ASAHMO $531.11
Aetna ASAPPO $531.11
Aetna ASAPOS $531.11
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $531.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $571.47
BCBS MyBlueHealth $572.49
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $598.05
Averde Health Commercial $598.05
United GlobalAppendix $598.05
BCBS BAV $632.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $708.36
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $730.95
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $730.95
BCBS HMO $790.71
Triumph COMM $797.40
Independent Medical System COMM $797.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $797.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $797.40
BCBS EPOSOA $847.40
Coastal Comp COMM $863.85
BCBS PPO $904.08
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $996.75
Humana HMO $1,000.53
Humana PPO $1,000.53
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,063.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,089.78
Physicians, INC COMM $1,129.65
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,129.65
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,129.65
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,196.10
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,004.91 $291.26 – $1,000.53
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $69.12 $291.26 – $1,000.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $322.24 $35.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $319.80 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $246.00 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $322.24 $35.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $319.80 $36.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $319.80 $26.00 – $890.45

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