Cllr miami j sm 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.

$45.60 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,428.18 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 STAR $45.60
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $45.60
Superior Health Plan CHIP $45.60
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $45.60
Superior Health Plan STARKids $45.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $98.80
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $98.80
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $98.80
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $98.80
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $106.40
Amerigroup MGMCD $106.40
Cigna CSN $112.48
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $121.60
BCBS MyBlueHealth $123.88
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $126.16
United OptionsPPO $133.76
BCBS BAV $136.80
Cigna PPO $144.40
BCBS HMO $171.00
BCBS EPOSOA $174.80
BCBS PPO $177.84
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $180.12
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $180.12
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $182.40
BCBS Traditional $266.00
Oscar MGMCR $309.36
CHC Harris Health Indigent $315.67
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $315.67
Amerigroup DualEligible $315.67
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $315.67
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $315.67
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $315.67
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $315.67
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $315.67
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $315.67
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $315.67
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $315.67
BCBS MCRPPO $315.67
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $315.67
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $315.67
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $315.67
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $315.67
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $315.67
Devoted Health MGMCR $315.67
WellMed MGMCR $317.25
Aetna MCR $318.35
Van Lang IPA MCR $318.83
United MCR $321.98
WellCare SNP $325.14
WellCare POS $325.14
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $325.14
WellCare PFFS $325.14
WellCare MCRHMO $325.14
WellCare PPO $325.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $326.80
Superior Health Plan PFFS $331.45
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $331.45
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $331.45
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $331.45
American Health Plan MGMCR $331.45
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $331.45
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $331.45
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $331.45
Shared Health MGMCR $331.45
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $334.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $334.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $334.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $334.61
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $334.61
United GlobalAppendix $342.00
Molina MGMCR $344.08
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $363.02
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $378.80
Coventry National First Health COMM $405.08
Verda Health Plan MCR $410.37
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $418.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $418.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $456.00
Beech Street WCOMP $456.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $456.00
Independent Medical System COMM $456.00
Community Health Choice HIX $457.72
Superior ValueHMO $457.72
Superior HMO $489.29
Superior EPO $489.29
UTMB MGMCR $514.54
Beech Street COMMPPO $608.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $623.20
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $625.03
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $646.00
Physicians, INC COMM $646.00
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $662.91
Molina Healthcare HIX $678.69
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $684.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $684.00
Humana HMO $2,428.18
Humana PPO $2,428.18

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Cllr miami j sm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $1,045.77 not published
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $888.03 $309.36 – $678.69
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $135.98 $98.99 – $699.30
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $135.98 $155.40 – $660.45
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $135.98 $155.40 – $862.47
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $1,045.77 $315.67 – $333.03
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $135.98 $155.40 – $699.30
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview $1,045.77 not published

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