Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE
225 E PARKWOOD AVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1063466035
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$118.53 with Texas Health Network vs $16,776.09 with BCBS — 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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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Texas Health Network | MCD | $118.53 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR | $120.63 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR+PLUS | $120.63 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIP | $120.63 | — |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIPPerinatal | $120.63 | — |
| UTMB | MGMCD | $120.95 | — |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | STARKIDS | $120.95 | — |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | STAR | $120.95 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $120.95 | — |
| Amerigroup | MCDCHIPBH | $120.95 | — |
| United | MGMCD | $123.04 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MGMCD | $130.28 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | CHIP | $133.05 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | STARPLUS | $133.05 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | STARKIDS | $133.05 | — |
| Molina Healthcare | STAR | $133.05 | — |
| Humana | MCD | $151.19 | — |
| Cigna | CSN | $247.09 | — |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $267.40 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $317.87 | — |
| Aetna | QHPExchange | $405.83 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $527.13 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $527.13 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | CHPFC | $527.13 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STAR | $527.13 | — |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $527.13 | — |
| Aetna | NBPOS | $539.38 | — |
| Aetna | NBHMO | $539.38 | — |
| Aetna | NBPPO | $539.38 | — |
| Aetna | COMMHMO | $573.77 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPPO | $573.77 | — |
| Aetna | COMMPOS | $573.77 | — |
| Aetna | OONPPO | $674.66 | — |
| Aetna | OONPOS | $674.66 | — |
| Aetna | OONHMO | $674.66 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPOS | $729.11 | — |
| Aetna | ASAPPO | $729.11 | — |
| Aetna | ASAHMO | $729.11 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $1,440.54 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $1,440.54 | — |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | CHIP | $1,458.38 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,546.24 | — |
| Texas Workforce Commission | WCOMP | $2,108.51 | — |
| Healthcare Highways | NarrowNetwork | $2,240.29 | — |
| IPA Management Services | COMM | $2,350.11 | — |
| Evry Health | BroadNetwork | $2,398.43 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,074.90 | — |
| Imagine Health | PPO | $3,074.90 | — |
| Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) | COMM | $3,074.90 | — |
| Curative Administrators | COMM | $3,514.18 | — |
| Christus (USFHP) | TRICARE | $3,514.18 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCEL | $3,777.74 | — |
| Fidelis SecureCare of TX | MGMCR | $3,953.45 | — |
| United | GlobalAppendix | $3,953.45 | — |
| Averde Health | Commercial | $3,953.45 | — |
| Multiplan | SAVILITYNETWORK | $4,392.72 | — |
| Coventry National First Health | COMM | $4,682.64 | — |
| Rockport Workers Comp | COMM | $4,831.99 | — |
| Physicians Cooperative of Texas | WC | $4,831.99 | — |
| Beech Street | WCOMP | $5,271.26 | — |
| Independent Medical System | COMM | $5,271.26 | — |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $5,271.26 | — |
| SouthWest Medical | WORKERSCOMP | $5,271.26 | — |
| Coastal Comp | COMM | $5,710.54 | — |
| Beech Street | COMMPPO | $7,028.35 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $7,204.06 | — |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCOUNTABLEPPO | $7,467.62 | — |
| Physicians, INC | COMM | $7,467.62 | — |
| Cigna Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $7,520.34 | — |
| Affiliated PPO | COMM | $7,906.90 | — |
| Multiplan | COMPLEMENTARYPPO | $7,906.90 | — |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $8,089.29 | — |
| BCBS | BAV | $8,732.76 | — |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $9,063.70 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $10,733.33 | — |
| United | SmallGroup | $10,733.33 | — |
| BCBS | HMO | $15,627.05 | — |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $16,224.55 | — |
| BCBS | PPO | $16,776.09 | — |
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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $3,167.26 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $4,994.35 | $1,028.00 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $3,728.24 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $3,167.26 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $4,994.35 | $129.42 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $4,994.35 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $3,728.24 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $3,167.26 | $120.95 – $13,613.39 |