Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam 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

$11,780.00

Cash price

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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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$11,780.00

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.

$133.93 with Texas Health Network vs $10,602.00 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
Texas Health Network MCD $133.93 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $136.66 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.66 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $136.66 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $136.66 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $136.66 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $136.66 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $136.66 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $136.66 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $139.39 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $147.59 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $150.33 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $170.82 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $262.88 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $284.50 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $338.19 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPExchange $426.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBHMO $566.20 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $566.20 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPPO $566.20 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPOS $602.30 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMHMO $602.30 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPPO $602.30 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $706.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $706.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $706.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $706.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $706.80 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONHMO $708.20 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPOS $708.20 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPPO $708.20 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAPPO $765.36 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAHMO $765.36 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAPOS $765.36 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $1,546.15 ↓ -87%
Humana HMO $1,546.15 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,955.48 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,979.04 ↓ -83%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,827.20 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,003.90 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $3,215.94 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $4,123.00 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $4,123.00 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $4,712.00 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,712.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,877.45 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $5,065.40 ↓ -57%
BCBS BAV $5,265.43 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $5,301.00 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $5,301.00 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $5,301.00 ↓ -55%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,437.15 ↓ -54%
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,278.74 ↓ -47%
United SmallGroup $6,438.74 ↓ -45%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,479.00 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,479.00 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $7,068.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,068.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $7,068.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $7,068.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $7,657.00 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $8,835.00 ↓ -25%
BCBS HMO $9,422.35 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,424.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,659.60 ↓ -18%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,782.62 ↓ -17%
Physicians, INC COMM $10,013.00 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $10,013.00 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $10,013.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS PPO $10,115.17 ↓ -14%
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,602.00 ↓ -10%

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Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $2,454.89 $136.66 – $4,877.45
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $3,288.25 $136.66 – $9,395.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $3,288.25 $136.66 – $9,395.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $136.66 – $4,877.45
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,376.74 $136.66 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,396.72 $493.32 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,330.14 $136.66 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,376.74 $136.66 – $7,896.23

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