Vein x-ray liver without hemodyn 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.

$134.91 with Texas Health Network vs $6,438.74 with United — 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 $134.91
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $137.66
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $137.66
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $137.66
Amerigroup MGMCD $137.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $138.66
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $138.66
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $138.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $138.66
United MGMCD $141.43
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $149.75
BCBS MyBlueHealth $150.96
Molina Healthcare STAR $151.43
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $151.43
Molina Healthcare CHIP $151.43
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $151.43
BCBS BAV $162.96
Humana MCD $172.07
Cigna CSN $266.50
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $288.42
BCBS HMO $291.62
BCBS EPOSOA $302.77
BCBS PPO $313.06
Cigna PPO $342.85
Aetna QHPExchange $433.93
Aetna NBPPO $576.74
Aetna NBPOS $576.74
Aetna NBHMO $576.74
Aetna COMMHMO $613.51
Aetna COMMPOS $613.51
Aetna COMMPPO $613.51
Aetna OONPPO $721.38
Aetna OONPOS $721.38
Aetna OONHMO $721.38
Aetna ASAPPO $779.61
Aetna ASAHMO $779.61
Aetna ASAPOS $779.61
Humana PPO $1,552.41
Humana HMO $1,552.41
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,437.15
United SmallGroup $6,438.74
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74

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Vein x-ray liver without hemodyn at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,286.20 $138.66 – $433.93
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $1,067.50 $102.92 – $3,050.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $1,067.50 $120.94 – $3,050.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $1,244.18 $137.66 – $433.93
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,869.20 $137.66 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,994.47 $288.19 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,948.80 $137.66 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,869.20 $137.66 – $7,896.23

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