St treatment swallow dysfunction/oral 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.

$66.12 with Superior Health Plan vs $991.80 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 STARPLUS $66.12
Superior Health Plan CHIP $66.12
Superior Health Plan STARKids $66.12
Superior Health Plan STAR $66.12
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $66.12
Oscar MGMCR $82.69
WellMed MGMCR $83.96
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $84.38
Amerigroup DualEligible $84.38
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $84.38
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $84.38
BCBS MCRPPO $84.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $84.38
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $84.38
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $84.38
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $84.38
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $84.38
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $84.38
Devoted Health MGMCR $84.38
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $84.38
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $84.38
CHC Harris Health Indigent $84.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $84.38
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $84.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $84.38
Aetna MCR $85.10
Van Lang IPA MCR $85.22
United MCR $86.07
WellCare PPO $86.91
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $86.91
WellCare POS $86.91
WellCare MCRHMO $86.91
WellCare PFFS $86.91
WellCare SNP $86.91
Superior Health Plan PFFS $88.60
American Health Plan MGMCR $88.60
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $88.60
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $88.60
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $88.60
Shared Health MGMCR $88.60
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $88.60
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $88.60
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $88.60
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $89.44
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $89.44
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $89.44
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $89.44
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $89.44
Molina MGMCR $91.97
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $101.26
Verda Health Plan MCR $109.69
Community Health Choice HIX $122.35
Superior ValueHMO $122.35
Superior EPO $130.79
Superior HMO $130.79
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $143.26
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $143.26
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $143.26
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $143.26
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $154.28
Amerigroup MGMCD $154.28
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $167.07
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $177.20
Molina Healthcare HIX $181.42
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $182.93
United OptionsPPO $185.14
BCBS MyBlueHealth $205.78
Oscar HIX $214.89
BCBS BAV $226.89
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $261.17
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $261.17
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $264.48
BCBS HMO $284.05
Aetna QHPExchange $292.03
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS EPOSOA $319.22
BCBS PPO $353.52
Aetna NBPOS $353.74
Aetna NBPPO $353.74
Aetna NBHMO $353.74
Aetna COMMPOS $376.88
Aetna COMMPPO $376.88
Aetna COMMHMO $376.88
BCBS Traditional $385.70
Aetna OONHMO $441.90
Aetna OONPPO $441.90
Aetna OONPOS $441.90
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $473.86
Aetna ASAPPO $477.17
Aetna ASAHMO $477.17
Aetna ASAPOS $477.17
United GlobalAppendix $495.90
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $495.90
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $587.37
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $606.10
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $606.10
Triumph COMM $661.20
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $661.20
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $661.20
Independent Medical System COMM $661.20
Coastal Comp COMM $716.30
Humana HMO $825.85
Humana PPO $825.85
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $826.50
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $881.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $903.64
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $936.70
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $936.70
Physicians, INC COMM $936.70
Affiliated PPO COMM $991.80

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