Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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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Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$213.83 with Texas Health Network vs $10,854.90 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
Texas Health Network MCD $213.83
Amerigroup MGMCD $218.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $218.19
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $218.19
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $218.19
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $222.54
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $222.54
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $222.54
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $222.54
United MGMCD $226.99
Molina Healthcare CHIP $240.01
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $240.01
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $240.01
Molina Healthcare STAR $240.01
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $240.34
Humana MCD $272.74
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $396.42
BCBS BAV $427.96
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53
Superior Health Plan CHIP $723.66
Superior Health Plan STAR $723.66
Superior Health Plan STARKids $723.66
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $723.66
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $723.66
BCBS HMO $765.82
BCBS EPOSOA $795.10
BCBS PPO $822.13
United SmallGroup $848.52
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52
Aetna QHPExchange $1,206.01
Aetna NBPPO $1,602.90
Aetna NBPOS $1,602.90
Aetna NBHMO $1,602.90
Aetna COMMPPO $1,705.10
Aetna COMMPOS $1,705.10
Aetna COMMHMO $1,705.10
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,002.13
Aetna OONPPO $2,004.90
Aetna OONPOS $2,004.90
Aetna OONHMO $2,004.90
United OptionsPPO $2,026.25
Aetna ASAPOS $2,166.72
Aetna ASAHMO $2,166.72
Aetna ASAPPO $2,166.72
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,894.64
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,075.55
Evry Health BroadNetwork $3,292.65
Humana HMO $3,848.67
Humana PPO $3,848.67
Imagine Health PPO $4,221.35
BCBS Traditional $4,221.35
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,824.40
Curative Administrators COMM $4,824.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $5,186.23
United GlobalAppendix $5,427.45
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $5,427.45
Averde Health Commercial $5,427.45
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,428.51
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,633.55
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,633.55
Triumph COMM $7,236.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,236.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $7,236.60
Independent Medical System COMM $7,236.60
Coastal Comp COMM $7,839.65
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $9,045.75
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,648.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,890.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $10,251.85
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $10,251.85
Physicians, INC COMM $10,251.85
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,854.90

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $7,601.59 $222.54 – $1,206.01
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,353.80 $218.19 – $3,868.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,353.80 $218.19 – $3,868.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $218.19 – $1,206.01
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,459.04 $300.32 – $2,188.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,364.77 $218.19 – $1,705.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,459.04 $218.19 – $1,823.81

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