Ortho elbow without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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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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.

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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.

$318.22 with Oscar vs $2,497.63 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
Oscar MGMCR $318.22
WellMed MGMCR $323.09
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $324.71
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $324.71
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $324.71
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $324.71
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $324.71
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $324.71
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $324.71
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $324.71
Devoted Health MGMCR $324.71
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $324.71
Amerigroup DualEligible $324.71
BCBS MCRPPO $324.71
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $324.71
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $324.71
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $324.71
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $324.71
CHC Harris Health Indigent $324.71
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $324.71
Aetna MCR $327.47
Van Lang IPA MCR $327.96
United MCR $331.20
WellCare PFFS $334.45
WellCare PPO $334.45
WellCare SNP $334.45
WellCare POS $334.45
WellCare MCRHMO $334.45
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $334.45
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $340.95
Superior Health Plan PFFS $340.95
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $340.95
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $340.95
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $340.95
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $340.95
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $340.95
American Health Plan MGMCR $340.95
Shared Health MGMCR $340.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $344.19
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $344.19
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $344.19
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $344.19
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $344.19
Molina MGMCR $353.93
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $389.65
Verda Health Plan MCR $422.12
Superior ValueHMO $470.83
Community Health Choice HIX $470.83
Superior EPO $503.30
Superior HMO $503.30
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $642.93
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $681.89
Molina Healthcare HIX $698.13
Humana PPO $2,497.63
Humana HMO $2,497.63

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Ortho elbow without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $496.00 $318.22 – $698.13
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $318.22 – $698.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $278.40 $57.30 – $417.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $278.40 $55.68 – $371.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $278.40 $89.37 – $417.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $278.40 $143.84 – $417.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $278.40 $92.80 – $417.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $278.40 $55.68 – $371.20

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