Pt evaluation moderate 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.

$64.74 with Superior Health Plan vs $971.10 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 $64.74
Superior Health Plan STAR $64.74
Superior Health Plan STARKids $64.74
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $64.74
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $64.74
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
Superior HMO $133.78
Superior EPO $133.78
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $140.27
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $140.27
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $140.27
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $140.27
Amerigroup MGMCD $151.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $151.06
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $170.89
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $179.11
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $181.25
United OptionsPPO $181.27
Molina Healthcare HIX $185.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $202.39
Oscar HIX $210.41
BCBS BAV $223.14
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $255.72
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $255.72
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $258.96
BCBS HMO $279.36
Aetna QHPExchange $298.07
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS EPOSOA $313.96
BCBS PPO $347.69
BCBS Traditional $377.65
Aetna NBPOS $395.95
Aetna NBPPO $395.95
Aetna NBHMO $395.95
Aetna COMMPOS $419.95
Aetna COMMPPO $419.95
Aetna COMMHMO $419.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $463.97
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $485.55
United GlobalAppendix $485.55
Aetna OONHMO $495.10
Aetna OONPPO $495.10
Aetna OONPOS $495.10
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Aetna ASAHMO $534.25
Aetna ASAPOS $534.25
Aetna ASAPPO $534.25
Coventry National First Health COMM $575.11
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $593.45
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $593.45
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Triumph COMM $647.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $647.40
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $647.40
Independent Medical System COMM $647.40
Coastal Comp COMM $701.35
Humana HMO $806.37
Humana PPO $806.37
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $809.25
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $863.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $884.78
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $917.15
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $917.15
Physicians, INC COMM $917.15
Affiliated PPO COMM $971.10

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HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $84.58 – $298.07
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $285.10 $76.03 – $403.89
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