Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$72,564.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$72,564.00

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $65,307.60 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,459.56 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,480.34 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,480.34 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,480.34 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,480.34 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,489.35 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,489.35 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,489.35 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,489.35 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $1,509.95 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,598.77 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,638.29 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,638.29 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,638.29 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,638.29 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $1,861.69 ↓ -97%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,168.00 ↓ -97%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,751.22 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,812.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $3,024.00 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,330.77 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $3,330.77 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $3,411.51 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $4,013.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $4,013.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $4,013.00 ↓ -94%
Cigna CSN $4,254.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMHMO $4,267.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,267.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPOS $4,267.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $4,353.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $4,353.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $4,353.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $4,353.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $4,353.84 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4,609.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPPO $5,020.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $5,020.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPOS $5,020.00 ↓ -93%
BCBS HMO $5,186.05 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAPOS $5,423.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAHMO $5,423.00 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,447.42 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $5,480.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $5,695.03 ↓ -92%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $12,045.62 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $12,190.75 ↓ -83%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $17,415.36 ↓ -76%
Humana PPO $23,770.96 ↓ -67%
Humana HMO $23,770.96 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $25,397.40 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $29,025.60 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $31,202.52 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $32,653.80 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $32,653.80 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $38,676.61 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $39,910.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $39,910.20 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $43,538.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $43,538.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $43,538.40 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $43,538.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $47,166.60 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $54,423.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $58,051.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $59,502.48 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $61,679.40 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $61,679.40 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $61,679.40 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $65,307.60 ↓ -10%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $13,192.90 $1,480.34 – $2,957.56
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $4,104.45 $1,289.97 – $11,727.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $4,104.45 $938.16 – $11,727.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $1,480.34 – $2,957.56
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,602.44 $1,153.17 – $8,403.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,602.44 $1,364.64 – $7,003.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,099.76 $1,364.64 – $5,371.00

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