Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp at HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE
225 E PARKWOOD AVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1063466035
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Cash price 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 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.
$63.93 with BCBS vs $164.72 with Aetna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $63.93 | — |
| BCBS | BAV | $70.49 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $88.24 | — |
| BCBS | HMO | $88.24 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $88.24 | — |
| Aetna | QHPExchange | $91.90 | — |
| Aetna | NBHMO | $122.08 | — |
| Aetna | NBPOS | $122.08 | — |
| Aetna | NBPPO | $122.08 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPPO | $129.48 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPOS | $129.48 | — |
| Aetna | COMMHMO | $129.48 | — |
| Aetna | OONHMO | $152.64 | — |
| Aetna | OONPOS | $152.64 | — |
| Aetna | OONPPO | $152.64 | — |
| Aetna | ASAHMO | $164.72 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPPO | $164.72 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPOS | $164.72 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield | Mansfield | $642.77 | $37.46 – $356.61 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | not published | $105.18 – $105.18 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |
| HCA HOUSTON CONROE | CONROE | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |
| HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND | Pearland | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |
| HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST | PASADENA | not published | $63.93 – $91.90 |