CT angio pelvis 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

$29,867.04

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.

$29,867.04

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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $26,880.34 with Multiplan — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $171.56 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $183.95 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $218.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $309.77 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $328.00 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $401.74 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $686.97 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $741.64 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $796.30 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↓ -96%
Cigna CSN $1,635.00 ↓ -95%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,792.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,792.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,792.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,792.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,792.02 ↓ -94%
Cigna PPO $2,106.00 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $3,782.12 ↓ -87%
Humana PPO $3,782.12 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $4,957.93 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $6,033.14 ↓ -80%
IPA Management Services COMM $7,466.76 ↓ -75%
BCBS Traditional $10,453.46 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $11,946.82 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $12,842.83 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $13,440.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $13,440.17 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $15,919.13 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $16,426.87 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $16,426.87 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $17,920.22 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $17,920.22 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $17,920.22 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $17,920.22 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $19,413.58 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $23,893.63 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $23,893.63 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $24,490.97 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $25,386.98 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $25,386.98 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $26,880.34 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $26,880.34 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,983.85 $167.39 – $2,975.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,257.44 $167.39 – $4,071.80

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