Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img exstng trct 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

$15,061.00

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$15,061.00

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 $15,059.00 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 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,120.04 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,200.05 ↓ -92%
United MGMCD $1,226.38 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,257.19 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,257.19 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,257.19 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,257.19 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,280.05 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,280.05 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,280.05 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,280.05 ↓ -92%
Humana MCD $1,428.63 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,442.80 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,108.54 ↓ -86%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,500.13 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $2,530.25 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -77%
WellMed MGMCR $3,558.75 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $3,569.46 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $3,569.46 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $3,614.64 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -75%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -69%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -69%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -68%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,252.26 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $5,271.35 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS BAV $5,916.34 ↓ -61%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,024.40 ↓ -60%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS HMO $6,248.38 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,476.23 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $6,777.45 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,882.27 ↓ -54%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $7,485.98 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $8,027.51 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8,283.55 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8,283.55 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $9,036.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,036.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $9,036.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $9,036.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $9,789.65 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $11,295.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna CSN $11,690.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $12,048.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,350.02 ↓ -18%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $12,665.00 ↓ -16%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $12,801.85 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $12,801.85 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $12,801.85 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $13,554.90 ↓ -10%
Cigna PPO $15,059.00 ↓ -0%

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Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img exstng trct at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $3,092.95 $2,385.99 – $8,837.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $3,092.95 $2,385.99 – $8,837.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $1,226.38 – $6,188.01
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $1,142.90 – $5,252.26
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,460.21 $1,142.90 – $8,636.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,316.34 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $5,087.15 $71.00 – $8,649.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,460.21 $1,142.90 – $10,795.00

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