Prq trlml c athrc st angiop1 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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $61,050.09 with BCBS — 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 CHPFC $5,591.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $8,773.70
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $8,773.70
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $8,773.70
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $8,773.70
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $9,448.60
Amerigroup MGMCD $9,448.60
Humana PPO $10,106.00
Humana HMO $10,106.00
Oscar HIX $11,153.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $11,203.34
United OptionsPPO $11,338.32
Aetna QHPExchange $15,703.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $15,995.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $15,995.13
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $16,197.60
Aetna NBPOS $20,855.00
Aetna NBHMO $20,855.00
Aetna NBPPO $20,855.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $21,231.00
Aetna COMMHMO $22,161.00
Aetna COMMPOS $22,161.00
Aetna COMMPPO $22,161.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $22,375.00
United SmallGroup $22,400.00
BCBS Traditional $23,621.50
Aetna OONHMO $26,074.00
Aetna OONPPO $26,074.00
Aetna OONPOS $26,074.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $26,996.00
Aetna ASAHMO $28,167.00
Aetna ASAPPO $28,167.00
Aetna ASAPOS $28,167.00
Cigna CSN $28,305.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $29,020.70
Evry Health BroadNetwork $29,288.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29,967.14
United GlobalAppendix $30,370.50
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $30,370.50
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $30,666.00
United AllPayerAppendix $32,000.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $35,972.17
Cigna PPO $36,462.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $37,119.50
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $37,119.50
BCBS BAV $38,734.13
Triumph COMM $40,494.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $40,494.00
Independent Medical System COMM $40,494.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $40,494.00
Coastal Comp COMM $43,868.50
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $50,617.50
BCBS HMO $53,717.70
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $53,992.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $55,341.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $57,366.50
Physicians, INC COMM $57,366.50
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $57,366.50
BCBS EPOSOA $57,383.89
Affiliated PPO COMM $60,741.00
BCBS PPO $61,050.09

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Prq trlml c athrc st angiop1 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $5,851.30 $1,838.98 – $16,718.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $5,851.30 $1,337.44 – $16,718.00
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $35,227.33 – $35,227.33
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $35,227.33 – $35,227.33
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $14,295.96 $4,050.52 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $14,295.96 $2,942.59 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $14,295.96 $2,859.19 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $14,295.96 $3,812.26 – $43,439.01

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