Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme 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

$383.00

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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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$383.00

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.

$49.50 with Oscar vs $1,284.43 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Oscar MGMCR $49.50 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $49.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $49.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $49.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $49.79 ↓ -87%
WellMed MGMCR $50.26 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $50.51 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health MGMCR $50.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS MCRPPO $50.51 ↓ -87%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $50.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $50.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $50.51 ↓ -87%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $50.51 ↓ -87%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $50.51 ↓ -87%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $50.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $50.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $50.51 ↓ -87%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $50.51 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup DualEligible $50.51 ↓ -87%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $50.51 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $50.51 ↓ -87%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $50.51 ↓ -87%
Aetna MCR $50.94 ↓ -87%
Van Lang IPA MCR $51.02 ↓ -87%
United MCR $51.52 ↓ -87%
WellCare MCRHMO $52.03 ↓ -86%
WellCare PPO $52.03 ↓ -86%
WellCare SNP $52.03 ↓ -86%
WellCare POS $52.03 ↓ -86%
WellCare PFFS $52.03 ↓ -86%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $52.03 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $53.04 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $53.04 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $53.04 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $53.04 ↓ -86%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $53.04 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $53.04 ↓ -86%
American Health Plan MGMCR $53.04 ↓ -86%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $53.04 ↓ -86%
Shared Health MGMCR $53.04 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $53.54 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $53.54 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $53.54 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $53.54 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $53.54 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.62 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $53.62 ↓ -86%
Molina MGMCR $55.06 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $56.68 ↓ -85%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $60.61 ↓ -84%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $61.28 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $63.58 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $64.34 ↓ -83%
Verda Health Plan MCR $65.66 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $72.77 ↓ -81%
Superior ValueHMO $73.24 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice HIX $73.24 ↓ -81%
Superior EPO $78.29 ↓ -80%
Superior HMO $78.29 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $90.77 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $90.77 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $91.92 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $97.67 ↓ -74%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $100.01 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $101.50 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $104.56 ↓ -73%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $106.07 ↓ -72%
Molina Healthcare HIX $108.60 ↓ -72%
Aetna NBPOS $122.94 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $122.94 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $122.94 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $130.99 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $130.99 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $130.99 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $134.05 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $134.05 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $153.20 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $153.20 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $153.58 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $153.58 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $153.58 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $164.69 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $165.84 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $165.84 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $165.84 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $172.35 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $204.14 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $210.65 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $210.65 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $229.80 ↓ -40%
Triumph COMM $229.80 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $229.80 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $229.80 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $248.95 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $287.25 ↓ -25%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $306.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $314.06 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $325.55 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $325.55 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $325.55 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $344.70 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $498.79 ↑ +30%
Humana PPO $498.79 ↑ +30%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +31%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +57%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $747.65 ↑ +95%
BCBS BAV $824.34 ↑ +115%
BCBS HMO $1,032.02 ↑ +169%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,159.82 ↑ +203%
BCBS PPO $1,284.43 ↑ +235%

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Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $1,245.10 $49.50 – $108.60
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $187.95 $98.46 – $537.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $187.95 $90.00 – $537.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $49.50 – $108.60
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $514.22 $1,230.11 – $1,230.11
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $496.18 $112.00 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $534.93 $71.00 – $987.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $474.53 $71.00 – $987.79

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