3d recon without postprocess indpndt at HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE

225 E PARKWOOD AVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1063466035

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$2,836.82

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.

$2,836.82

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.

$23.46 with BCBS vs $2,553.14 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $23.46 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $25.33 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $45.32 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $47.05 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $48.65 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPExchange $98.55 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPPO $130.99 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $130.99 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBHMO $130.99 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMHMO $139.34 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPOS $139.34 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPPO $139.34 ↓ -95%
Aetna OONPPO $163.84 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONHMO $163.84 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPOS $163.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $170.21 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $170.21 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $170.21 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $170.21 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $170.21 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAPOS $177.06 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAHMO $177.06 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAPPO $177.06 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $188.08 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $235.15 ↓ -92%
Humana PPO $235.15 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $368.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $368.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $368.79 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $368.79 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $397.15 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $397.15 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $419.85 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $453.89 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $470.91 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $499.28 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $539.00 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $672.33 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $672.33 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $680.84 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $709.21 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $765.94 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $851.05 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $992.89 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,134.73 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,219.83 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,276.57 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $1,276.57 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,512.03 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,560.25 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,560.25 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,702.09 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $1,702.09 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,702.09 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,702.09 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,843.93 ↓ -35%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $2,269.46 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $2,269.46 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,269.46 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,326.19 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,411.30 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,411.30 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $2,553.14 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,553.14 ↓ -10%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $508.13 $44.79 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $508.13 $44.79 – $635.16
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $121.28 $30.53 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $508.13 $54.52 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $508.13 $262.53 – $762.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $121.28 $26.66 – $171.82

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