Ot evaluation low complexity patient/family 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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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.

$56.40 with Superior Health Plan vs $868.91 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $56.40
Superior Health Plan STARKids $56.40
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $56.40
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $56.40
Superior Health Plan STAR $56.40
Oscar MGMCR $86.87
WellMed MGMCR $88.20
BCBS MCRPPO $88.64
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $88.64
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $88.64
Devoted Health MGMCR $88.64
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $88.64
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $88.64
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $88.64
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $88.64
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $88.64
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $88.64
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $88.64
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $88.64
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $88.64
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $88.64
CHC Harris Health Indigent $88.64
Amerigroup DualEligible $88.64
Aetna MCR $89.40
Van Lang IPA MCR $89.53
United MCR $90.41
WellCare PFFS $91.30
WellCare SNP $91.30
WellCare PPO $91.30
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $91.30
WellCare POS $91.30
WellCare MCRHMO $91.30
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $93.07
American Health Plan MGMCR $93.07
Shared Health MGMCR $93.07
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $93.07
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $93.07
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $93.07
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $93.07
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $93.07
Superior Health Plan PFFS $93.07
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $93.96
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $93.96
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $93.96
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $93.96
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $93.96
Molina MGMCR $96.62
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $100.74
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $100.74
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $106.37
Verda Health Plan MCR $115.23
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $122.20
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $122.20
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $122.20
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $122.20
Superior ValueHMO $128.53
Community Health Choice HIX $128.53
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $131.60
Amerigroup MGMCD $131.60
Superior HMO $137.40
Superior EPO $137.40
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $156.04
United OptionsPPO $157.92
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $175.51
Oscar HIX $183.30
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $186.15
Molina Healthcare HIX $190.58
BCBS MyBlueHealth $217.57
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $222.78
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $222.78
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $225.60
BCBS BAV $239.89
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Aetna QHPExchange $300.10
BCBS HMO $300.33
BCBS Traditional $329.00
BCBS EPOSOA $337.52
BCBS PPO $373.78
Aetna NBPOS $398.65
Aetna NBHMO $398.65
Aetna NBPPO $398.65
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $404.20
Aetna COMMPOS $422.81
Aetna COMMHMO $422.81
Aetna COMMPPO $422.81
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $423.00
United GlobalAppendix $423.00
Aetna OONHMO $498.47
Aetna OONPPO $498.47
Aetna OONPOS $498.47
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $501.02
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $517.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $517.00
Aetna ASAHMO $537.89
Aetna ASAPOS $537.89
Aetna ASAPPO $537.89
Independent Medical System COMM $564.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $564.00
Triumph COMM $564.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $564.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Coastal Comp COMM $611.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $705.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $752.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $770.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $799.00
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $799.00
Physicians, INC COMM $799.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $846.00
Humana HMO $868.91
Humana PPO $868.91

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $797.15 $86.87 – $300.10
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $86.87 – $190.58
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $333.87 $357.97 – $357.97
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $268.24 $76.00 – $380.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $318.13 $65.48 – $477.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $272.39 $54.48 – $340.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $268.24 $71.53 – $380.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $318.13 $102.12 – $477.20

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