Assay of bradykinin 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.

$4.24 with Texas Health Network vs $68.92 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
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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 $4.24
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $4.33
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4.33
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4.33
UTMB MGMCD $4.33
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $4.33
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $4.33
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.33
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $4.33
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $4.33
United MGMCD $4.42
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $4.68
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $4.76
Molina Healthcare CHIP $4.76
Molina Healthcare STAR $4.76
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $4.76
Oscar MGMCR $5.06
United AllPayerAppendix $5.16
Amerigroup DualEligible $5.16
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $5.16
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $5.16
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $5.16
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $5.16
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $5.16
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $5.16
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $5.16
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $5.16
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $5.16
CHC Harris Health Indigent $5.16
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $5.16
BCBS MCRPPO $5.16
Devoted Health MGMCR $5.16
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $5.16
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $5.16
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5.16
United SmallGroup $5.16
WellMed MGMCR $5.19
Aetna MCR $5.20
Van Lang IPA MCR $5.21
United MCR $5.26
WellCare PFFS $5.31
WellCare MCRHMO $5.31
WellCare SNP $5.31
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $5.31
WellCare PPO $5.31
WellCare POS $5.31
Humana MCD $5.41
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $5.42
American Health Plan MGMCR $5.42
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $5.42
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $5.42
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $5.42
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $5.42
Superior Health Plan PFFS $5.42
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $5.42
Shared Health MGMCR $5.42
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $5.47
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $5.47
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $5.47
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $5.47
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $5.47
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5.58
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $5.58
Molina MGMCR $5.62
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $5.93
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.19
Verda Health Plan MCR $6.71
Community Health Choice HIX $7.48
Superior ValueHMO $7.48
Superior EPO $8.00
Superior HMO $8.00
UTMB MGMCR $8.41
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $10.22
BCBS MyBlueHealth $10.42
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $10.84
Molina Healthcare HIX $11.09
BCBS BAV $11.51
BCBS HMO $14.40
Oscar HIX $14.91
BCBS EPOSOA $15.43
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $15.48
BCBS PPO $16.46
Aetna QHPExchange $18.89
Cigna CSN $20.91
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $22.65
Aetna NBHMO $25.13
Aetna NBPOS $25.13
Aetna NBPPO $25.13
Aetna COMMPPO $26.70
Aetna COMMPOS $26.70
Aetna COMMHMO $26.70
Cigna PPO $26.95
Aetna OONPOS $31.36
Aetna OONHMO $31.36
Aetna OONPPO $31.36
Aetna ASAHMO $33.91
Aetna ASAPOS $33.91
Aetna ASAPPO $33.91
Humana HMO $68.92
Humana PPO $68.92
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Assay of bradykinin at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7.64 $1.57 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7.64 $4.33 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7.64 $4.63 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7.64 $4.33 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7.64 $4.33 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $7.64 $4.20 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $7.64 $4.33 – $12.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $7.64 $4.33 – $26.68

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