Acetylcholinesterase assay 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

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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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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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$10.11 with Texas Health Network vs $149.21 with Humana — 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

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

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 $10.11
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $10.32
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $10.32
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $10.32
UTMB MGMCD $10.32
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $10.32
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $10.32
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.32
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $10.32
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $10.32
United MGMCD $10.53
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $11.15
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $11.35
Molina Healthcare CHIP $11.35
Molina Healthcare STAR $11.35
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $11.35
Oscar MGMCR $12.04
United SmallGroup $12.29
Amerigroup DualEligible $12.29
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $12.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $12.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $12.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $12.29
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.29
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $12.29
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $12.29
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $12.29
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $12.29
CHC Harris Health Indigent $12.29
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.29
BCBS MCRPPO $12.29
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.29
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $12.29
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $12.29
United AllPayerAppendix $12.29
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $12.29
WellMed MGMCR $12.35
Aetna MCR $12.39
Van Lang IPA MCR $12.41
United MCR $12.54
WellCare MCRHMO $12.66
WellCare SNP $12.66
WellCare POS $12.66
WellCare PPO $12.66
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $12.66
WellCare PFFS $12.66
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $12.90
Humana MCD $12.90
American Health Plan MGMCR $12.90
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $12.90
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $12.90
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $12.90
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $12.90
Superior Health Plan PFFS $12.90
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $12.90
Shared Health MGMCR $12.90
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $13.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $13.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $13.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $13.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $13.03
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $13.30
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $13.30
Molina MGMCR $13.40
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $14.13
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $14.75
Verda Health Plan MCR $15.98
Community Health Choice HIX $17.82
Superior ValueHMO $17.82
Superior HMO $19.05
Superior EPO $19.05
UTMB MGMCR $20.03
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $24.33
BCBS MyBlueHealth $24.83
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $25.81
Molina Healthcare HIX $26.42
BCBS BAV $27.41
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $33.51
BCBS HMO $34.29
Oscar HIX $35.52
BCBS EPOSOA $36.75
BCBS PPO $39.21
Aetna QHPExchange $45.02
Cigna CSN $50.18
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $54.36
Aetna NBPPO $59.87
Aetna NBPOS $59.87
Aetna NBHMO $59.87
Aetna COMMHMO $63.61
Aetna COMMPPO $63.61
Aetna COMMPOS $63.61
Cigna PPO $64.67
Aetna OONPPO $74.72
Aetna OONPOS $74.72
Aetna OONHMO $74.72
Aetna ASAPPO $80.79
Aetna ASAPOS $80.79
Aetna ASAHMO $80.79
Humana PPO $149.21
Humana HMO $149.21
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Acetylcholinesterase assay at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $131.27 $10.00 – $164.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $131.27 $12.00 – $196.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $141.77 $10.32 – $177.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $131.27 $10.00 – $164.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $131.27 $11.04 – $196.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $131.27 $8.00 – $196.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $141.77 $10.32 – $212.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $131.27 $10.00 – $164.09

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