Arthrodesis subtalar 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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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.

$2,115.00 with Fidelis SecureCare of TX vs $24,634.47 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna QHPExchange $2,156.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,864.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,864.00
Aetna COMMHMO $3,044.00
Aetna COMMPOS $3,044.00
Aetna NBPPO $3,108.00
Aetna COMMPPO $3,303.00
Aetna OONPOS $3,582.00
Aetna OONHMO $3,582.00
Aetna ASAHMO $3,870.00
Aetna ASAPOS $3,870.00
Aetna OONPPO $3,886.00
Aetna ASAPPO $4,197.00
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $5,350.00
United SmallGroup $6,300.00
Cigna CSN $6,392.00
Texas Health Network MCD $6,814.28
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $6,925.00
UTMB MGMCD $6,953.35
Amerigroup MGMCD $7,301.02
United MGMCD $7,461.22
Molina Healthcare CHIP $7,648.69
Molina Healthcare STAR $7,648.69
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $7,648.69
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $7,648.69
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $7,787.75
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $7,787.75
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $7,787.75
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $7,787.75
Cigna PPO $8,234.00
Humana MCD $8,691.69
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $8,777.90
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $9,124.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $9,493.00
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $11,500.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $19,041.14
BCBS BAV $21,540.29
BCBS EPOSOA $24,634.47
BCBS HMO $24,634.47
BCBS PPO $24,634.47

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Arthrodesis subtalar at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,560.13 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,260.30 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,560.13 $85.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,560.13 $3,410.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,260.30 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $5,560.13 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $5,560.13 $71.00 – $32,603.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $8,260.30 $71.00 – $32,603.53

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