Drsg wnd mesh bovine bilayer 4x10in matrix-q4104-cost per sq cm 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

$1,020.00

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.

$1,020.00

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.

$49.79 with Christus (USFHP) vs $918.00 with Multiplan — 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $49.79 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $49.79 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $61.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $61.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $61.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $61.20 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $61.20 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $67.63 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $78.83 ↓ -92%
BCBS BAV $86.88 ↓ -91%
BCBS PPO $108.59 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $108.59 ↓ -89%
BCBS HMO $108.59 ↓ -89%
Cigna CSN $130.10 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $132.60 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $132.60 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $132.60 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $132.60 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $140.85 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $142.80 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $142.80 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $167.73 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $169.32 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $179.52 ↓ -82%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $209.78 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $209.78 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $209.78 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $241.74 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $241.74 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $244.80 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $255.00 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $275.40 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $306.00 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $348.59 ↓ -66%
Humana PPO $348.59 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $357.00 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $438.60 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $459.00 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $543.66 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $561.00 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $561.00 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $612.00 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $612.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $612.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $612.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $663.00 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $816.00 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $816.00 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $816.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $836.40 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $867.00 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $867.00 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $918.00 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $918.00 ↓ -10%

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Drsg wnd mesh bovine bilayer 4x10in matrix-q4104-cost per sq cm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $28,551.05 $150.42 – $188.21
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $4,810.58 $52.40 – $18,749.70
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $4,810.58 $52.40 – $19,242.30
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $4,810.58 $52.40 – $23,124.63
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $13,994.00 $78.83 – $348.59
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $28,551.05 $125.01 – $188.16
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $4,810.58 $52.40 – $18,749.70
Ascension Providence Waco $1,817.28 $139.56 – $139.56

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