Covid-19 IV infusion and post admin monitoring tocilizumab 1st dose 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

$833.33

Cash price

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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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$833.33

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.

$50.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,453.50 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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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 $50.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $50.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $50.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $50.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $50.00 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $108.33 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $108.33 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $108.33 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $108.33 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $116.67 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $116.67 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $123.33 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $133.33 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $138.33 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $146.67 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $158.33 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $162.50 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $197.50 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $197.50 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $200.00 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $208.33 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $212.50 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $220.83 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $227.50 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $265.92 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $265.92 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $267.50 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $267.50 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $267.50 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $285.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $285.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $285.00 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $291.67 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $291.67 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $291.67 ↓ -65%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -64%
Curative Administrators COMM $333.33 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $333.33 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $334.17 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $334.17 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $334.17 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $358.33 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $360.83 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $360.83 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $360.83 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $375.00 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $375.00 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $416.67 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $444.16 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $458.33 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $458.33 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $500.00 ↓ -40%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $500.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $500.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $500.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $541.66 ↓ -35%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -28%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $666.66 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $666.66 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $683.33 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $708.33 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $708.33 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $750.00 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $750.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,053.00 ↑ +26%
BCBS BAV $1,161.00 ↑ +39%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,453.50 ↑ +74%
BCBS PPO $1,453.50 ↑ +74%
BCBS HMO $1,453.50 ↑ +74%

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Covid-19 IV infusion and post admin monitoring tocilizumab 1st dose at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $761.21 $1,053.00 – $1,053.00
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $865.40 $1,053.00 – $1,053.00
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $897.42 $1,053.00 – $1,053.00
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $722.70 $1,053.00 – $1,053.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $315.00 $48.00 – $900.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $315.00 $37.00 – $900.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $315.00 $37.00 – $900.00
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $826.36 $1,053.00 – $1,053.00

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