Echo tte 2d comp wo ctrst wo clr/dplr 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

$12,121.75

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.

$12,121.75

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.

$133.93 with Texas Health Network vs $10,909.58 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
Texas Health Network MCD $133.93 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $136.66 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $136.66 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.66 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $140.68 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $140.68 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $140.68 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $140.68 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $143.49 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $150.33 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $150.33 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $151.93 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $170.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $226.86 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $250.13 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $313.15 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $313.15 ↓ -97%
BCBS PPO $313.15 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $727.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $727.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $727.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $727.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $727.30 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $907.28 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $907.28 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $1,794.02 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,939.48 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,012.21 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $2,303.13 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $2,363.74 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $2,448.59 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,872.85 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,872.85 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $3,030.44 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $3,091.05 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $3,212.26 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $3,309.24 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $3,891.08 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $3,891.08 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $3,891.08 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $4,145.64 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,145.64 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $4,145.64 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $4,242.61 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $4,242.61 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $4,848.70 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,848.70 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $4,860.82 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $4,860.82 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $4,860.82 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $5,212.35 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $5,248.72 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,248.72 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $5,248.72 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $5,454.79 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $5,454.79 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $5,454.79 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $6,060.88 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,460.89 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,666.96 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,666.96 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $7,273.05 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $7,273.05 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $7,273.05 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $7,273.05 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $7,879.14 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,697.40 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $9,697.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,939.83 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $10,303.49 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $10,303.49 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,909.58 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $10,909.58 ↓ -10%

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