Conjugated estrogens 25 mg solution for injection 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

$1,769.04

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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.

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.

$1,769.04

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.

$106.14 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,006.06 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 CHIP $106.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $106.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $106.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $106.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $106.14 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $229.98 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $229.98 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $229.98 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $229.98 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $247.67 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $247.67 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $293.66 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $311.35 ↓ -82%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $382.89 ↓ -78%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $382.89 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $419.26 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $419.26 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $424.57 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $442.26 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $581.73 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $619.16 ↓ -65%
BCBS BAV $641.09 ↓ -64%
United SmallGroup $646.40 ↓ -63%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $646.40 ↓ -63%
United AllPayerAppendix $646.40 ↓ -63%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $760.69 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $796.07 ↓ -55%
BCBS HMO $801.36 ↓ -55%
BCBS PPO $801.36 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $801.36 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $942.90 ↓ -47%
Cigna CSN $945.59 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $972.97 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $972.97 ↓ -45%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,023.74 ↓ -42%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,061.42 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $1,061.42 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,061.42 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,061.42 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,149.88 ↓ -35%
Cigna PPO $1,219.11 ↓ -31%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,415.23 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,415.23 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,450.61 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,503.68 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,503.68 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,592.14 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,592.14 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $3,006.06 ↑ +70%
Humana PPO $3,006.06 ↑ +70%

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Conjugated estrogens 25 mg solution for injection at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $2,525.80 $382.89 – $3,006.06
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $2,728.54 $1,110.03 – $1,414.17
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $2,073.35 $391.76 – $3,006.06
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $2,453.19 $391.76 – $3,006.06
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $2,437.64 $382.89 – $3,006.06
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $515.34 $267.12 – $1,472.40
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $50.79 $36.98 – $290.20
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $1,079.59 $407.03 – $6,477.51

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