Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium 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

$3,664.63

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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$3,664.63

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.

$219.88 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,298.17 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
Superior Health Plan STAR $219.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $219.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $219.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $219.88 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $219.88 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $323.74 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $356.94 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $446.87 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $446.87 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $446.87 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $476.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $476.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $476.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $476.40 ↓ -87%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $513.05 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $513.05 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $608.33 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $644.97 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $868.52 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $868.52 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $879.51 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $916.16 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $934.48 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,000.44 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $1,120.00 ↓ -69%
Humana HMO $1,169.38 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $1,169.38 ↓ -68%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,282.62 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,282.62 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,465.85 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,575.79 ↓ -57%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,600.00 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $1,649.08 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,649.08 ↓ -55%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,672.00 ↓ -54%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,702.00 ↓ -54%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,832.32 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,953.25 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,015.55 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,015.55 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,198.78 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,198.78 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,198.78 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $2,198.78 ↓ -40%
Oscar HIX $2,358.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,382.01 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $2,931.70 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,931.70 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,005.00 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,114.94 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,114.94 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $3,298.17 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,298.17 ↓ -10%

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Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $34,741.90 $0.00 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $34,741.90 $50.66 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $34,741.90 $45.84 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $34,741.90 $0.00 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $34,741.90 $79.01 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $34,741.90 $127.17 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $34,741.90 $71.00 – $386.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $34,741.90 $0.00 – $386.96

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