Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & 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

$4,715.96

Cash price

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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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$4,715.96

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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.

$32.98 with BCBS vs $4,244.36 with Affiliated PPO — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $32.98 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $35.61 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $63.72 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $66.15 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $68.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $142.38 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPPO $189.24 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBHMO $189.24 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBPOS $189.24 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMHMO $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPOS $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPPO $201.30 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONPOS $236.69 ↓ -95%
Aetna OONHMO $236.69 ↓ -95%
Aetna OONPPO $236.69 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAPOS $255.80 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAPPO $255.80 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAHMO $255.80 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $282.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $282.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $282.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $282.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $282.96 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $312.67 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $496.80 ↓ -89%
Humana PPO $496.80 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $613.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $613.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $613.07 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $613.07 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $660.23 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $660.23 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $697.96 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $754.55 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $782.85 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $830.01 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $896.03 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,117.68 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,117.68 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,131.83 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,178.99 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,202.57 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,273.31 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,287.46 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,414.79 ↓ -70%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,650.59 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,650.59 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $1,650.59 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,886.38 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,886.38 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,027.86 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,122.18 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,122.18 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,122.18 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $2,357.98 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,513.61 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,593.78 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,593.78 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,829.58 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,829.58 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,829.58 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $2,829.58 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,065.37 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,772.77 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $3,772.77 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $3,772.77 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,867.09 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,008.57 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,008.57 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $4,244.36 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,244.36 ↓ -10%

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