Assay of procainamide 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.

$49.39 with Texas Health Network vs $649.20 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 $49.39
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $50.40
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $50.40
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $50.40
UTMB MGMCD $50.40
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $50.40
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $50.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.40
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $50.40
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $50.40
United MGMCD $51.41
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $54.43
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $55.44
Molina Healthcare CHIP $55.44
Molina Healthcare STAR $55.44
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $55.44
Oscar MGMCR $58.80
United SmallGroup $60.00
Amerigroup DualEligible $60.00
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $60.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $60.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $60.00
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $60.00
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $60.00
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $60.00
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $60.00
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $60.00
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $60.00
CHC Harris Health Indigent $60.00
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $60.00
BCBS MCRPPO $60.00
Devoted Health MGMCR $60.00
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $60.00
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $60.00
United AllPayerAppendix $60.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $60.00
WellMed MGMCR $60.30
Aetna MCR $60.51
Van Lang IPA MCR $60.60
United MCR $61.20
WellCare MCRHMO $61.80
WellCare SNP $61.80
WellCare POS $61.80
WellCare PPO $61.80
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $61.80
WellCare PFFS $61.80
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $63.00
Humana MCD $63.00
American Health Plan MGMCR $63.00
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $63.00
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $63.00
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $63.00
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $63.00
Superior Health Plan PFFS $63.00
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $63.00
Shared Health MGMCR $63.00
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $63.60
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $63.60
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $63.60
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $63.60
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $63.60
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $64.94
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $64.94
Molina MGMCR $65.40
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $69.00
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $72.00
Verda Health Plan MCR $78.00
Community Health Choice HIX $87.00
Superior ValueHMO $87.00
Superior HMO $93.00
Superior EPO $93.00
UTMB MGMCR $97.80
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $118.80
BCBS MyBlueHealth $121.20
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $126.00
Molina Healthcare HIX $129.00
BCBS BAV $133.80
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $145.80
BCBS HMO $167.40
Oscar HIX $173.40
BCBS EPOSOA $179.40
BCBS PPO $191.40
Aetna QHPExchange $219.79
Cigna CSN $246.72
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $267.24
Aetna NBPPO $292.30
Aetna NBPOS $292.30
Aetna NBHMO $292.30
Aetna COMMHMO $310.54
Aetna COMMPPO $310.54
Aetna COMMPOS $310.54
Cigna PPO $317.95
Aetna OONPPO $364.80
Aetna OONPOS $364.80
Aetna OONHMO $364.80
Aetna ASAPPO $394.44
Aetna ASAPOS $394.44
Aetna ASAHMO $394.44
Humana PPO $649.20
Humana HMO $649.20
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Assay of procainamide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $139.90 $10.00 – $174.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $114.91 $12.00 – $172.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $114.91 $12.00 – $144.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $139.90 $10.00 – $174.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $114.91 $12.00 – $172.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $114.91 $8.00 – $172.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $114.91 $12.00 – $172.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $139.90 $10.00 – $174.87

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