Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at HCA HOUSTON WEST
12141 RICHMOND AVENUE, HOUSTON, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1275580938
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Cash price 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 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.
$83.32 with Oscar vs $1,445.40 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Oscar | MGMCR | $83.32 | — |
| WellMed | MGMCR | $84.59 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | MMP | $85.02 | — |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance | Veterans | $85.02 | — |
| Amerigroup | DualEligible | $85.02 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $85.02 | — |
| BCBS | MedicareAdvantageHMO | $85.02 | — |
| Renaissance IPA Radiology | MCR | $85.02 | — |
| Renaissance IPA Radiology | COMM | $85.02 | — |
| CHC Harris Health | Indigent | $85.02 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | MCRHMO | $85.02 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | MCRPPO | $85.02 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | MCRSNP | $85.02 | — |
| Humana | MedicareAdvantageHMO | $85.02 | — |
| Cigna HealthSpring | PFFS | $85.02 | — |
| Kelsey Seybold | MGMCR | $85.02 | — |
| Humana | MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS | $85.02 | — |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $85.02 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRCR | $85.03 | — |
| Christus (USFHP) | TRICARE | $85.03 | — |
| Aetna | MCR | $85.74 | — |
| Van Lang IPA | MCR | $85.87 | — |
| United | MCR | $86.72 | — |
| WellCare | POS | $87.57 | — |
| WellCare | PPO | $87.57 | — |
| WellCare | PFFS | $87.57 | — |
| WellCare | MCRHMO | $87.57 | — |
| WellCare | SNP | $87.57 | — |
| Integranet Amerigroup IPA | MCR | $87.57 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCRPOS | $89.27 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | DualEligible | $89.27 | — |
| Shared Health | MGMCR | $89.27 | — |
| ProCare Advantage | MGMCR | $89.27 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | PFFS | $89.27 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCRSNP | $89.27 | — |
| American Health Plan | MGMCR | $89.27 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCRPPO | $89.27 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | MCRHMO | $89.27 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas | POS | $90.12 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas | SNP | $90.12 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas | PPO | $90.12 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas | MCRHMO | $90.12 | — |
| Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas | PFFS | $90.12 | — |
| Molina | MGMCR | $92.67 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $96.36 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHPFC | $96.36 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STAR | $96.36 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $96.36 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $96.36 | — |
| Universal Healthcare Group | MCR | $102.02 | — |
| Verda Health Plan | MCR | $110.53 | — |
| Superior | ValueHMO | $123.28 | — |
| Community Health Choice | HIX | $123.28 | — |
| Superior | EPO | $131.78 | — |
| Superior | HMO | $131.78 | — |
| Corvel Corporation | WORKERSCOMP | $168.34 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $173.72 | — |
| OMNI Healthcare | WORKERSCOMP | $178.54 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $182.79 | — |
| BCBS | BAV | $191.54 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIP | $208.78 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR+PLUS | $208.78 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR | $208.78 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIPPerinatal | $208.78 | — |
| Amerigroup | MCDCHIPBH | $224.84 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $224.84 | — |
| BCBS | HMO | $239.80 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $269.49 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $269.81 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $298.44 | — |
| Texas Athletic Network | Premier | $300.00 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $313.17 | — |
| Texas Workforce Commission | WCOMP | $385.44 | — |
| Aetna | NBPOS | $499.47 | — |
| Aetna | NBPPO | $499.47 | — |
| Aetna | NBHMO | $499.47 | — |
| Texas Athletic Network | PremierPlus | $500.00 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPPO | $531.59 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPOS | $531.59 | — |
| Aetna | COMMHMO | $531.59 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $532.07 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $532.07 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $562.10 | — |
| Texas Athletic Network | TexasCustomUC | $600.00 | — |
| Aetna | OONPOS | $623.13 | — |
| Aetna | OONPPO | $623.13 | — |
| Aetna | OONHMO | $623.13 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPPO | $672.91 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPOS | $672.91 | — |
| Aetna | ASAHMO | $672.91 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCEL | $690.58 | — |
| United | GlobalAppendix | $722.70 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare of TX | MGMCR | $722.70 | — |
| Coventry National First Health | COMM | $831.91 | — |
| Physicians Cooperative of Texas | WC | $883.30 | — |
| Rockport Workers Comp | COMM | $883.30 | — |
| Triumph | COMM | $963.60 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $963.60 | — |
| Independent Medical System | COMM | $963.60 | — |
| SouthWest Medical | WORKERSCOMP | $963.60 | — |
| Coastal Comp | COMM | $1,043.90 | — |
| Multiplan | PHCSPrimaryNetwork | $1,204.50 | — |
| Cigna Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $1,284.80 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $1,316.92 | — |
| Physicians, INC | COMM | $1,365.10 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCOUNTABLEPPO | $1,365.10 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $1,365.10 | — |
| Affiliated PPO | COMM | $1,445.40 | — |
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Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $298.20 | $87.60 – $852.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston | $298.20 | $100.00 – $852.00 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston | $302.50 | $58.07 – $113.24 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | $185.50 | $58.07 – $232.28 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston | $302.50 | $58.07 – $232.28 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | $483.13 | $83.32 – $182.79 |
| HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL | HOUSTON | not published | $83.32 – $182.79 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $439.28 | $285.82 – $285.82 |