Cerv sr wire occ/man pre ots 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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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$235.17 with Oscar vs $1,845.83 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
Oscar MGMCR $235.17
Devoted Health MGMCR $239.97
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $239.97
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $239.97
Amerigroup DualEligible $239.97
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $239.97
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $239.97
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $239.97
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $239.97
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $239.97
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $239.97
BCBS MCRPPO $239.97
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $239.97
CHC Harris Health Indigent $239.97
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $239.97
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $239.97
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $239.97
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $239.97
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $239.97
WellMed MGMCR $241.17
Aetna MCR $242.01
Van Lang IPA MCR $242.37
United MCR $244.77
WellCare SNP $247.17
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $247.17
WellCare PPO $247.17
WellCare PFFS $247.17
WellCare MCRHMO $247.17
WellCare POS $247.17
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $251.97
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $251.97
Shared Health MGMCR $251.97
American Health Plan MGMCR $251.97
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $251.97
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $251.97
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $251.97
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $251.97
Superior Health Plan PFFS $251.97
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $254.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $254.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $254.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $254.37
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $254.37
Molina MGMCR $261.57
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $275.97
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $287.96
Verda Health Plan MCR $311.96
Community Health Choice HIX $347.96
Superior ValueHMO $347.96
Superior EPO $371.95
Superior HMO $371.95
UTMB MGMCR $391.15
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $475.14
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $503.94
Molina Healthcare HIX $515.94
Humana PPO $1,845.83
Humana HMO $1,845.83

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Cerv sr wire occ/man pre ots at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $235.17 – $515.94
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $235.17 – $515.94
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $239.97 – $253.17

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