Replace g-j tube perc 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

$3,777.00

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.

$3,777.00

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 $4,690.00 with Humana — 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 ↓ -92%
Texas Health Network MCD $328.25 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $351.70 ↓ -91%
United MGMCD $359.42 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $368.44 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STAR $368.44 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $368.44 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $368.44 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $375.14 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $375.14 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $375.14 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $375.14 ↓ -90%
Humana MCD $418.69 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $422.84 ↓ -89%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $528.78 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $626.98 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $634.54 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $895.15 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $895.15 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $906.48 ↓ -76%
WellMed MGMCR $915.67 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -75%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS Traditional $1,321.95 ↓ -65%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,367.50 ↓ -64%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,510.80 ↓ -60%
BCBS BAV $1,540.40 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,624.11 ↓ -57%
BCBS HMO $1,626.85 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,699.65 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,791.90 ↓ -53%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -50%
BCBS PPO $1,949.08 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,013.14 ↓ -47%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -47%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -46%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,077.35 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,077.35 ↓ -45%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -44%
Oscar HIX $2,128.00 ↓ -44%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -42%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,266.20 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,266.20 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,266.20 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $2,266.20 ↓ -40%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -37%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -37%
Cigna CSN $2,428.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,455.05 ↓ -35%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -32%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -31%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,631.00 ↓ -30%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -28%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,832.75 ↓ -25%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -23%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,021.60 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,097.14 ↓ -18%
Cigna PPO $3,128.00 ↓ -17%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,210.45 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,210.45 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,210.45 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,399.30 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +24%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +24%

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