Transcatheter bx s&i 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

$7,726.00

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.

$7,726.00

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.

$71.67 with BCBS vs $9,287.22 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $71.67 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $77.37 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $138.45 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $143.74 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $148.63 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $463.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $463.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $463.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $463.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $463.56 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $512.23 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,004.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,004.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,004.38 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,004.38 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,081.64 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,081.64 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $1,143.45 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,236.16 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,282.52 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,297.97 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $1,352.05 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $1,352.05 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $1,467.94 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $1,529.75 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,831.06 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,831.06 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,854.24 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,970.13 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,086.02 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,109.20 ↓ -73%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,220.71 ↓ -71%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,317.80 ↓ -70%
Imagine Health PPO $2,704.10 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,704.10 ↓ -65%
Aetna NBPPO $2,951.54 ↓ -62%
Aetna NBHMO $2,951.54 ↓ -62%
Aetna NBPOS $2,951.54 ↓ -62%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,090.40 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,090.40 ↓ -60%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,139.74 ↓ -59%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,139.74 ↓ -59%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,139.74 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,322.18 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,476.70 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,476.70 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,476.70 ↓ -55%
Aetna OONPOS $3,691.78 ↓ -52%
Aetna OONPPO $3,691.78 ↓ -52%
Aetna OONHMO $3,691.78 ↓ -52%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,989.76 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,989.76 ↓ -48%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,989.76 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,117.96 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,249.30 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,249.30 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $4,635.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,635.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,635.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,635.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,021.90 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $5,794.50 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $6,180.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,335.32 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $6,567.10 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $6,567.10 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $6,567.10 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,953.40 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $9,287.22 ↑ +20%
Humana PPO $9,287.22 ↑ +20%

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Transcatheter bx s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $5,848.58 $71.67 – $9,287.22
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,411.55 $48.86 – $4,033.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,411.55 $57.42 – $4,033.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $71.67 – $9,287.22
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,774.94 $81.44 – $2,514.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,828.34 $136.82 – $2,742.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,692.91 $136.82 – $2,116.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,774.94 $93.25 – $2,514.50

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