Dextran 40 infusion 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

$2,390.47

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.

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$2,390.47

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.

$52.00 with BCBS vs $2,151.42 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $52.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $57.30 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $71.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $71.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $71.63 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $143.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $143.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $143.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $143.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $143.43 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $158.49 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $164.29 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $177.87 ↓ -93%
Cigna PPO $211.82 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $226.07 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $226.07 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $310.76 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $310.76 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $310.76 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $310.76 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $334.67 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $334.67 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $396.82 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $420.72 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $566.54 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $566.54 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $573.71 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $597.62 ↓ -75%
United SmallGroup $628.63 ↓ -74%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $628.63 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $628.63 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $645.43 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $717.14 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $836.66 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $956.19 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,027.90 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,075.71 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,274.12 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,314.76 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,314.76 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,434.28 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $1,434.28 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,434.28 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,434.28 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,553.81 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,912.38 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $1,912.38 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,912.38 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,960.19 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,031.90 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,031.90 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $2,151.42 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,151.42 ↓ -10%

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Dextran 40 infusion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $151.20 $42.84 – $214.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $151.20 $31.12 – $226.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $151.20 $30.24 – $189.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $151.20 $40.32 – $214.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $151.20 $48.54 – $226.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $151.20 $78.12 – $226.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $151.20 $50.40 – $226.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $151.20 $40.32 – $214.20

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