Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral 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

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$31.81 with Superior Health Plan vs $706.64 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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

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 $31.81
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $31.81
Superior Health Plan STARKids $31.81
Superior Health Plan STAR $31.81
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $31.81
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $68.92
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $68.92
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $68.92
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $68.92
Amerigroup MGMCD $74.22
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $74.22
Cigna CSN $78.46
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $84.83
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $88.01
Cigna PPO $100.73
Oscar HIX $103.38
United OptionsPPO $107.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $125.65
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $125.65
IPA Management Services COMM $132.54
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $135.19
Aetna QHPExchange $140.49
Evry Health BroadNetwork $144.73
Aetna NBHMO $170.18
Aetna NBPPO $170.18
Aetna NBPOS $170.18
Aetna COMMPOS $181.31
Aetna COMMHMO $181.31
Aetna COMMPPO $181.31
BCBS Traditional $185.56
Imagine Health PPO $185.56
Curative Administrators COMM $212.06
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $212.06
Aetna OONPPO $212.59
Aetna OONHMO $212.59
Aetna OONPOS $212.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $227.97
Aetna ASAPOS $229.56
Aetna ASAHMO $229.56
Aetna ASAPPO $229.56
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $233.73
United GlobalAppendix $238.57
Averde Health Commercial $238.57
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $238.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $265.08
BCBS BAV $281.30
Coventry National First Health COMM $282.58
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $291.59
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $291.59
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $318.10
Independent Medical System COMM $318.10
Beech Street WCOMP $318.10
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $318.10
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $340.86
Coastal Comp COMM $344.60
BCBS EPOSOA $352.17
BCBS PPO $352.17
BCBS HMO $352.17
Beech Street COMMPPO $424.13
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $424.13
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $434.73
Physicians, INC COMM $450.64
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $450.64
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $477.14
Affiliated PPO COMM $477.14
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Humana PPO $706.64
Humana HMO $706.64

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $954.58 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $608.33 $126.97 – $760.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $539.59 $111.06 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $547.85 $109.57 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $608.33 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $539.59 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $539.59 $278.79 – $809.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $547.85 $126.97 – $821.77

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