Brace ank air stirrup univ 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

$301.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$301.00

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.

$18.06 with Superior Health Plan vs $812.61 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $18.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $18.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.06 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $39.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $39.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $39.13 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $39.13 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $42.14 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $42.14 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $44.55 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $48.16 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $49.06 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $49.97 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $52.98 ↓ -82%
BCBS BAV $54.18 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $57.19 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $67.72 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $69.23 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $70.43 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $71.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $71.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $72.24 ↓ -76%
Oscar MGMCR $103.53 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $105.35 ↓ -65%
BCBS MCRPPO $105.64 ↓ -65%
Devoted Health MGMCR $105.64 ↓ -65%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $105.64 ↓ -65%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $105.64 ↓ -65%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $105.64 ↓ -65%
Amerigroup DualEligible $105.64 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $105.64 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $105.64 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $105.64 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $105.64 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $105.64 ↓ -65%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $105.64 ↓ -65%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $105.64 ↓ -65%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $105.64 ↓ -65%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $105.64 ↓ -65%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $105.64 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $105.64 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $105.64 ↓ -65%
WellMed MGMCR $106.17 ↓ -65%
Aetna MCR $106.54 ↓ -65%
Van Lang IPA MCR $106.70 ↓ -65%
United MCR $107.75 ↓ -64%
WellCare PPO $108.81 ↓ -64%
WellCare POS $108.81 ↓ -64%
WellCare MCRHMO $108.81 ↓ -64%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $108.81 ↓ -64%
WellCare PFFS $108.81 ↓ -64%
WellCare SNP $108.81 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $110.92 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $110.92 ↓ -63%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $110.92 ↓ -63%
Shared Health MGMCR $110.92 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $110.92 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $110.92 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $110.92 ↓ -63%
American Health Plan MGMCR $110.92 ↓ -63%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $110.92 ↓ -63%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $111.98 ↓ -63%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $111.98 ↓ -63%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $111.98 ↓ -63%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $111.98 ↓ -63%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $111.98 ↓ -63%
Molina MGMCR $115.15 ↓ -62%
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $121.49 ↓ -60%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $126.77 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $129.43 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $135.45 ↓ -55%
Verda Health Plan MCR $137.33 ↓ -54%
Community Health Choice HIX $153.18 ↓ -49%
Superior ValueHMO $153.18 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $160.43 ↓ -47%
Superior EPO $163.74 ↓ -46%
Superior HMO $163.74 ↓ -46%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $165.55 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $165.55 ↓ -45%
UTMB MGMCR $172.19 ↓ -43%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $180.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $180.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $180.60 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $180.60 ↓ -40%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $209.17 ↓ -31%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $221.84 ↓ -26%
Molina Healthcare HIX $227.13 ↓ -25%
Beech Street COMMPPO $240.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $246.82 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $255.85 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $255.85 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $270.90 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $270.90 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $812.61 ↑ +170%
Humana PPO $812.61 ↑ +170%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $92.05 $55.23 – $263.00
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