Pt 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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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.

$58.62 with Superior Health Plan vs $879.30 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.62
Superior Health Plan STAR $58.62
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.62
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.62
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $58.62
Oscar MGMCR $84.58
WellMed MGMCR $85.88
Amerigroup DualEligible $86.31
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $86.31
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $86.31
BCBS MCRPPO $86.31
CHC Harris Health Indigent $86.31
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $86.31
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $86.31
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $86.31
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $86.31
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $86.31
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $86.31
Devoted Health MGMCR $86.31
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $86.31
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $86.31
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $86.31
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $86.31
Aetna MCR $87.04
Van Lang IPA MCR $87.17
United MCR $88.04
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $88.90
WellCare PPO $88.90
WellCare SNP $88.90
WellCare POS $88.90
WellCare MCRHMO $88.90
WellCare PFFS $88.90
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $90.63
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $90.63
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $90.63
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $90.63
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $90.63
Superior Health Plan PFFS $90.63
Shared Health MGMCR $90.63
American Health Plan MGMCR $90.63
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $90.63
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $91.49
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $91.49
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $91.49
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $91.49
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $91.49
Molina MGMCR $94.08
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $98.07
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $98.07
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $103.57
Verda Health Plan MCR $112.20
Superior ValueHMO $125.15
Community Health Choice HIX $125.15
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $127.01
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $127.01
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $127.01
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $127.01
Superior HMO $133.78
Superior EPO $133.78
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $136.78
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.78
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $162.18
United OptionsPPO $164.14
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $170.89
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $181.25
Molina Healthcare HIX $185.57
Oscar HIX $190.51
BCBS MyBlueHealth $202.39
BCBS BAV $223.14
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $231.55
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $231.55
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $234.48
BCBS HMO $279.36
Aetna QHPExchange $298.07
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS EPOSOA $313.96
BCBS Traditional $341.95
BCBS PPO $347.69
Aetna NBPOS $395.95
Aetna NBPPO $395.95
Aetna NBHMO $395.95
Aetna COMMPOS $419.95
Aetna COMMHMO $419.95
Aetna COMMPPO $419.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $420.11
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $439.65
United GlobalAppendix $439.65
Aetna OONPPO $495.10
Aetna OONPOS $495.10
Aetna OONHMO $495.10
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $520.74
Aetna ASAPOS $534.25
Aetna ASAPPO $534.25
Aetna ASAHMO $534.25
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $537.35
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $537.35
Triumph COMM $586.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $586.20
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $586.20
Independent Medical System COMM $586.20
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Coastal Comp COMM $635.05
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $732.75
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $781.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $801.14
Humana PPO $806.37
Humana HMO $806.37
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $830.45
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $830.45
Physicians, INC COMM $830.45
Affiliated PPO COMM $879.30

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HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $84.58 – $298.07
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