Bone marrow interpretation 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

$378.83

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$378.83

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.

$22.73 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,003.96 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $22.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $22.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $22.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.73 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $49.25 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $49.25 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $49.25 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $49.25 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.04 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $53.04 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $62.89 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $66.67 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $73.87 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $89.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $89.78 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $90.92 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $94.71 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $96.60 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $103.42 ↓ -73%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $132.59 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $132.59 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $132.59 ↓ -65%
Cigna CSN $134.49 ↓ -64%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $145.67 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $151.53 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $162.90 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $170.47 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $170.47 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $170.47 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO $173.31 ↓ -54%
Aetna QHPExchange $182.15 ↓ -52%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $189.41 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $201.92 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $208.36 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $208.36 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $227.30 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $227.30 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $227.30 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $227.30 ↓ -40%
Aetna NBPPO $242.23 ↓ -36%
Aetna NBPOS $242.23 ↓ -36%
Aetna NBHMO $242.23 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $246.24 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMPOS $257.35 ↓ -32%
Aetna COMMHMO $257.35 ↓ -32%
Aetna COMMPPO $257.35 ↓ -32%
Aetna OONHMO $302.32 ↓ -20%
Aetna OONPOS $302.32 ↓ -20%
Aetna OONPPO $302.32 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $303.06 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $303.06 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $310.64 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $322.01 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $322.01 ↓ -15%
Aetna ASAPOS $326.88 ↓ -14%
Aetna ASAPPO $326.88 ↓ -14%
Aetna ASAHMO $326.88 ↓ -14%
Affiliated PPO COMM $340.95 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $340.95 ↓ -10%
United SmallGroup $656.15 ↑ +73%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $656.15 ↑ +73%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↑ +73%
Humana PPO $969.90 ↑ +156%
Humana HMO $969.90 ↑ +156%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,268.96 ↑ +235%
BCBS BAV $1,400.89 ↑ +270%
BCBS HMO $1,752.68 ↑ +363%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,878.32 ↑ +396%
BCBS PPO $2,003.96 ↑ +429%
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