Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device 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

$375.93

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.

$375.93

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.

$22.56 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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 $22.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $22.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $22.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $22.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $22.56 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $48.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $48.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $48.87 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $48.87 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $52.63 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $52.63 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $62.40 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $66.16 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $73.31 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $89.10 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $89.10 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $90.22 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $93.98 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $99.62 ↓ -74%
Aetna NBPOS $120.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $120.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $120.67 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $128.57 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $128.57 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $128.57 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $131.58 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $150.37 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $150.75 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $150.75 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $150.75 ↓ -60%
Humana HMO $160.71 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $160.71 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $161.65 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $162.78 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $162.78 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $162.78 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $169.17 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $169.17 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $169.17 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $187.97 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $200.37 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $206.76 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $206.76 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $225.56 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $225.56 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $225.56 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $225.56 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $244.35 ↓ -35%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $300.74 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $300.74 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $308.26 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $319.54 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $319.54 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $338.34 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $338.34 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $430.47 ↑ +15%
BCBS BAV $474.62 ↑ +26%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +33%
BCBS PPO $594.19 ↑ +58%
BCBS EPOSOA $594.19 ↑ +58%
BCBS HMO $594.19 ↑ +58%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +60%

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Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $254.71 $708.25 – $708.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $235.79 $66.81 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $196.34 $40.41 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $185.17 $37.03 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $235.79 $62.88 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $196.34 $63.03 – $528.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $196.34 $101.44 – $3,235.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $185.17 $61.72 – $528.37

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