CT thoracic spine w/contrast 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

$15,689.21

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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$15,689.21

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.

$171.25 with Texas Health Network vs $14,120.29 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 $171.25 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $174.75 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $174.75 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $174.75 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $174.75 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $174.75 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $176.43 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $176.43 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $176.43 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $176.43 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $179.96 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $190.54 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.23 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.23 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.23 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.23 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $218.44 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $309.77 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $328.00 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $401.74 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $686.97 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $741.64 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $796.30 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $941.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $941.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $941.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $941.35 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $941.35 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -92%
Cigna CSN $1,635.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00 ↓ -89%
Cigna PPO $2,106.00 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,604.41 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $2,761.30 ↓ -82%
Humana HMO $2,944.18 ↓ -81%
Humana PPO $2,944.18 ↓ -81%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $3,765.41 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $3,922.30 ↓ -75%
BCBS Traditional $5,491.22 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,275.68 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,746.36 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $7,060.14 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $7,060.14 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $8,362.35 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8,629.07 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8,629.07 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,413.53 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $9,413.53 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $9,413.53 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $9,413.53 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $10,197.99 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $12,551.37 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $12,551.37 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,865.15 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $13,335.83 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $13,335.83 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $14,120.29 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $14,120.29 ↓ -10%

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CT thoracic spine w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,274.17 $167.39 – $2,842.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,041.20 $236.02 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,041.20 $167.39 – $2,551.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,274.17 $167.39 – $2,842.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,041.20 $167.39 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,041.20 $174.75 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,041.20 $167.39 – $3,061.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,274.17 $167.39 – $2,842.72

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