Ultrasound pregnant uterus detailed fetal exam single/1st gestation 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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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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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.

$149.05 with BCBS vs $1,508.06 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 $149.05
BCBS BAV $160.91
Texas Health Network MCD $174.20
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $176.09
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $176.09
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $176.09
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $176.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $177.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $177.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $177.76
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $177.76
United MGMCD $179.61
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $190.18
Molina Healthcare STAR $195.54
Molina Healthcare CHIP $195.54
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $195.54
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $195.54
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $213.00
Humana MCD $222.20
BCBS HMO $287.95
BCBS EPOSOA $298.96
BCBS PPO $309.12
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $437.25
Aetna QHPExchange $496.95
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
United SmallGroup $517.79
Aetna NBHMO $660.49
Aetna NBPOS $660.49
Aetna NBPPO $660.49
Aetna COMMHMO $702.60
Aetna COMMPOS $702.60
Aetna COMMPPO $702.60
Aetna OONPOS $826.14
Aetna OONPPO $826.14
Aetna OONHMO $826.14
Aetna ASAPOS $892.82
Aetna ASAHMO $892.82
Aetna ASAPPO $892.82
Humana HMO $1,508.06
Humana PPO $1,508.06

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus detailed fetal exam single/1st gestation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $2,999.91 $149.05 – $496.95
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $329.35 $101.63 – $941.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $329.35 $75.28 – $941.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $3,171.73 $149.05 – $496.95
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,702.20 $326.06 – $326.06
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $690.48 $169.38 – $863.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $680.71 $140.11 – $1,021.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $631.20 $177.76 – $789.00

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