Mycophenolate mofetil 250 mg capsule 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

$96.00

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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$96.00

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.

$0.15 with Christus (USFHP) vs $86.40 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $0.15 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.15 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.25 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.25 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.25 ↓ -100%
Cigna CSN $0.39 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.42 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $0.50 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1.12 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $1.23 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $1.54 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $1.54 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $1.54 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5.76 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5.76 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5.76 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5.76 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5.76 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $6.36 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $12.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $12.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $12.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $12.48 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $13.44 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $13.44 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $15.94 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $16.13 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $16.80 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $16.80 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $17.24 ↓ -82%
Humana HMO $17.24 ↓ -82%
Superior ValueHMO $19.01 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $22.75 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $22.75 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $23.04 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $25.92 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $28.80 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $33.60 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $41.28 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $43.20 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $51.17 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $52.80 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $52.80 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $57.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $57.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $57.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $57.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $62.40 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $72.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $76.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $78.72 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $81.60 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $81.60 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $81.60 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $86.40 ↓ -10%

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