Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys 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

$46,854.00

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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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$46,854.00

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 $45,416.79 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 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -96%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $6,559.56 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6,559.56 ↓ -86%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,637.20 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $7,777.76 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $7,871.47 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $8,433.72 ↓ -82%
Texas Health Network MCD $9,631.56 ↓ -79%
BCBS HMO $10,542.15 ↓ -78%
United MGMCD $10,545.96 ↓ -77%
Cigna CSN $10,740.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $10,776.42 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $10,810.93 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $10,810.93 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare STAR $10,810.93 ↓ -77%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $10,810.93 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $10,949.00 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $11,007.49 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $11,007.49 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $11,007.49 ↓ -77%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $11,007.49 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $11,104.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $11,104.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $11,244.96 ↓ -76%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $11,636.00 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↓ -74%
Humana MCD $12,285.15 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $12,407.02 ↓ -74%
Cigna PPO $13,835.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $16,398.90 ↓ -65%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $18,741.60 ↓ -60%
WellMed MGMCR $19,446.21 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $20,147.22 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $21,084.30 ↓ -55%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $24,973.18 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $25,769.70 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $25,769.70 ↓ -45%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $27,575.00 ↓ -41%
United SmallGroup $28,000.00 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $28,112.40 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $28,112.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $28,112.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $28,112.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $30,455.10 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $35,140.50 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $37,483.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $38,420.28 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $39,825.90 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $39,825.90 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $39,825.90 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $40,000.00 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $42,168.60 ↓ -10%
BCBS PPO $45,416.79 ↓ -3%

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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $156,121.38 $10,545.96 – $37,542.10
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $9,900.80 $7,637.76 – $28,288.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $9,900.80 $7,637.76 – $28,288.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $58,548.74 $9,828.12 – $31,865.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $19,823.71 $6,299.00 – $48,269.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $21,967.52 $4,521.65 – $48,269.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $21,154.47 $9,828.12 – $48,269.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $19,823.71 $9,828.12 – $48,269.91

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