Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump 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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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.

$219.28 with Texas Health Network vs $11,153.00 with Oscar — 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 Health Network MCD $219.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $234.94
United MGMCD $240.10
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $246.13
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $246.13
Molina Healthcare STAR $246.13
Molina Healthcare CHIP $246.13
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $250.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $250.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $250.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $250.60
Humana MCD $279.69
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $282.47
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $533.54
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $632.63
WellMed MGMCR $633.31
United OptionsPPO $640.25
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $903.21
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $903.21
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $914.64
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,097.09
BCBS BAV $1,235.80
BCBS HMO $1,305.16
BCBS Traditional $1,333.85
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00
BCBS EPOSOA $1,437.56
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,524.40
BCBS PPO $1,563.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,638.73
United GlobalAppendix $1,714.95
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,031.26
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,096.05
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,096.05
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00
Triumph COMM $2,286.60
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,286.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,286.60
Independent Medical System COMM $2,286.60
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00
Cigna CSN $2,428.00
Coastal Comp COMM $2,477.15
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,858.25
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,048.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,125.02
Cigna PPO $3,128.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,239.35
Physicians, INC COMM $3,239.35
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,239.35
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,429.90
United SmallGroup $4,183.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $4,340.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
United AllPayerAppendix $5,976.00
Oscar HIX $11,153.00

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Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $10,816.79 $240.10 – $1,292.55
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $2,184.70 $958.00 – $6,242.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $2,184.70 $958.00 – $6,242.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $223.75 – $1,097.09
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,078.07 $223.75 – $2,597.59
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,141.45 $71.00 – $1,712.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,973.39 $71.00 – $2,466.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,078.07 $223.75 – $2,597.59

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