Cta abdomen without & /or 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

$14,154.11

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.

$14,154.11

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 $12,738.70 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
Texas Health Network MCD $171.56 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $183.95 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $218.82 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $309.77 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $328.00 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $401.74 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $686.97 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $741.64 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $796.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $849.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $849.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $849.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $849.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $849.25 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna CSN $1,635.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna PPO $2,106.00 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,349.58 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $2,491.12 ↓ -82%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $3,396.99 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $3,538.53 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $3,800.70 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $3,800.70 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $4,953.94 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5,661.64 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,086.27 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $6,369.35 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $6,369.35 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $7,544.14 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $7,784.76 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $7,784.76 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $8,492.47 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $8,492.47 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $8,492.47 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $8,492.47 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $9,200.17 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $11,323.29 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $11,323.29 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $11,606.37 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $12,030.99 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $12,030.99 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $12,738.70 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $12,738.70 ↓ -10%

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Cta abdomen without & /or w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,831.80 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,522.40 $167.39 – $4,403.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,824.48 $236.02 – $4,236.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,136.30 $167.39 – $3,920.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,522.40 $167.39 – $4,403.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,824.48 $167.39 – $4,236.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,824.48 $175.06 – $4,236.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,136.30 $167.39 – $4,704.44

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