Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$48,646.26

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.

$48,646.26

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $43,890.00 with Curative Administrators — 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -90%
Averde Health Commercial $5,000.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5,591.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -89%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $6,324.01 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $6,324.01 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $6,324.01 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $6,324.01 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $6,810.48 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6,810.48 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $7,199.65 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $7,783.40 ↓ -84%
Imagine Health PPO $7,874.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $8,075.28 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $8,561.74 ↓ -82%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $8,798.00 ↓ -82%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $9,115.00 ↓ -81%
Cigna PPO $9,242.79 ↓ -81%
Humana HMO $10,106.00 ↓ -79%
Humana PPO $10,106.00 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $11,529.16 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $11,529.16 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $11,675.10 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $12,161.57 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $13,772.56 ↓ -72%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $13,910.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS BAV $15,185.13 ↓ -69%
United SmallGroup $15,400.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $17,026.19 ↓ -65%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $17,742.00 ↓ -64%
BCBS HMO $19,010.84 ↓ -61%
BCBS PPO $19,010.84 ↓ -61%
BCBS EPOSOA $19,010.84 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19,458.50 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $20,917.89 ↓ -57%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $21,231.00 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $21,890.82 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $22,000.00 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $25,928.46 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $26,755.44 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $26,755.44 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $29,187.76 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $29,187.76 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $29,187.76 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $29,187.76 ↓ -40%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $29,288.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $31,620.07 ↓ -35%
Oscar HIX $37,284.00 ↓ -23%
Beech Street COMMPPO $38,917.01 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $38,917.01 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $39,889.93 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $41,349.32 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $41,349.32 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $43,781.63 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $43,781.63 ↓ -10%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,476.94 $5,929.75 – $18,500.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,678.21 $2,892.74 – $18,500.61
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