CT thorax low dose for lung screening without 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

$1,491.42

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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$1,491.42

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.

$89.49 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,342.28 with Affiliated PPO — 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 STARPLUS $89.49 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $89.49 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $89.49 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $89.49 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $89.49 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $102.66 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $104.75 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $104.75 ↓ -93%
UTMB MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $104.75 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $106.88 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $106.88 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $106.88 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $106.88 ↓ -93%
United MGMCD $109.02 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $115.23 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STAR $115.23 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $115.43 ↓ -92%
Humana MCD $130.94 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -88%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -88%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $182.04 ↓ -88%
BCBS BAV $196.52 ↓ -87%
Cigna CSN $220.73 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $238.63 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $247.58 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $262.49 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $283.37 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $351.66 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $357.94 ↓ -76%
BCBS EPOSOA $365.11 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $372.86 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO $377.52 ↓ -75%
BCBS Traditional $522.00 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $596.57 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $641.31 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $671.14 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $671.14 ↓ -55%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -51%
Coventry National First Health COMM $794.93 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $820.28 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $820.28 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $894.85 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $894.85 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $894.85 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $894.85 ↓ -40%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp COMM $969.42 ↓ -35%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↓ -31%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,193.14 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,193.14 ↓ -20%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↓ -19%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↓ -19%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↓ -19%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,222.96 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,267.71 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,267.71 ↓ -15%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↓ -13%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↓ -13%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -13%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,342.28 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,342.28 ↓ -10%

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,731.74 $398.21 – $398.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $240.33 $49.47 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $240.33 $104.75 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00

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