Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 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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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.

$166.68 with Texas Health Network vs $16,776.09 with BCBS — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $166.68
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $170.08
UTMB MGMCD $170.08
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $170.08
Amerigroup MGMCD $170.08
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $170.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $171.41
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $171.41
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $171.41
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $171.41
United MGMCD $174.84
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $185.12
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $187.09
Molina Healthcare STAR $187.09
Molina Healthcare CHIP $187.09
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $187.09
Humana MCD $212.60
Cigna CSN $282.30
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $305.51
Cigna PPO $363.17
Aetna QHPExchange $461.62
Aetna NBPOS $613.53
Aetna NBHMO $613.53
Aetna NBPPO $613.53
Aetna COMMHMO $652.65
Aetna COMMPOS $652.65
Aetna COMMPPO $652.65
Aetna OONPOS $767.40
Aetna OONPPO $767.40
Aetna OONHMO $767.40
Aetna ASAPOS $829.34
Aetna ASAPPO $829.34
Aetna ASAHMO $829.34
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,008.44
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,008.44
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,008.44
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,008.44
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,008.44
Humana HMO $1,645.51
Humana PPO $1,645.51
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,790.01
United OptionsPPO $3,395.07
IPA Management Services COMM $4,201.82
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,285.86
Evry Health BroadNetwork $4,588.39
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $4,759.79
BCBS Traditional $5,882.56
Imagine Health PPO $5,882.56
Curative Administrators COMM $6,722.92
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,722.92
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $6,941.36
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $7,227.14
Averde Health Commercial $7,563.28
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $7,563.28
United GlobalAppendix $7,563.28
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,089.29
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $8,403.65
BCBS BAV $8,732.76
Coventry National First Health COMM $8,958.29
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,063.70
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $9,244.01
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $9,244.01
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,084.38
Independent Medical System COMM $10,084.38
Beech Street WCOMP $10,084.38
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $10,084.38
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33
United SmallGroup $10,733.33
Coastal Comp COMM $10,924.75
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $13,445.84
Beech Street COMMPPO $13,445.84
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13,781.99
Physicians, INC COMM $14,286.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $14,286.20
Affiliated PPO COMM $15,126.57
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $15,126.57
BCBS HMO $15,627.05
BCBS EPOSOA $16,224.55
BCBS PPO $16,776.09

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Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,658.99 $170.08 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,218.92 $1,074.23 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $6,332.20 $170.08 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,658.99 $170.08 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,218.92 $181.99 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,218.92 $170.08 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $6,332.20 $170.08 – $13,613.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,658.99 $170.08 – $13,613.39

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