Place non-slctv cath thoracic arta 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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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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$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $13,835.00 with Cigna — 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
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,545.57
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,545.57
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,545.57
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,545.57
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,664.46
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,664.46
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,973.57
United OptionsPPO $1,997.35
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,817.69
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,817.69
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,853.36
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00
WellMed MGMCR $3,187.73
BCBS Traditional $4,161.15
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,755.60
United SmallGroup $4,760.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,822.03
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $5,112.27
United GlobalAppendix $5,350.05
BCBS BAV $5,431.71
BCBS HMO $5,736.55
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00
BCBS EPOSOA $6,318.52
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,336.84
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,538.95
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,538.95
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00
BCBS PPO $6,872.77
Oscar HIX $7,014.00
Independent Medical System COMM $7,133.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,133.40
Triumph COMM $7,133.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $7,133.40
Coastal Comp COMM $7,727.85
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $8,916.75
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,511.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,748.98
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $10,105.65
Physicians, INC COMM $10,105.65
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $10,105.65
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,700.10
Cigna CSN $10,740.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00
Cigna PPO $13,835.00

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Place non-slctv cath thoracic arta at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $14,172.39 $5,681.12 – $5,681.12
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $3,812.20 $2,940.84 – $10,892.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $3,812.20 $2,940.84 – $10,892.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $9,698.04 $4,822.03 – $4,822.03
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,498.01 $1,557.77 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,274.33 $71.00 – $7,911.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,903.94 $71.00 – $8,629.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $5,498.01 $1,466.14 – $7,896.23

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