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

$15,550.69

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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.

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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$15,550.69

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

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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 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $767.43 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $846.14 ↓ -95%
Aetna MCR $1,031.01 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $1,059.31 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,059.31 ↓ -93%
BCBS HMO $1,059.31 ↓ -93%
United SmallGroup $1,120.00 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,600.00 ↓ -90%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,702.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,021.59 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,021.59 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,021.59 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,021.59 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,177.10 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,177.10 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $2,301.50 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $2,358.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,488.11 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,581.41 ↓ -83%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $2,736.92 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $2,954.63 ↓ -81%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $3,685.51 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $3,685.51 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $3,732.17 ↓ -76%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $3,887.67 ↓ -75%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $4,198.69 ↓ -73%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -72%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $4,665.21 ↓ -70%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -70%
Averde Health Commercial $5,000.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $5,442.74 ↓ -65%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5,591.00 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -64%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,220.28 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,686.80 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $6,997.81 ↓ -55%
Imagine Health PPO $7,874.00 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $8,288.52 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8,552.88 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8,552.88 ↓ -45%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $8,798.00 ↓ -43%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $9,115.00 ↓ -41%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,330.41 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $9,330.41 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $9,330.41 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $9,330.41 ↓ -40%
Humana HMO $10,106.00 ↓ -35%
Humana PPO $10,106.00 ↓ -35%
Coastal Comp COMM $10,107.95 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $12,440.55 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $12,440.55 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $12,440.55 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $12,751.57 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $13,218.09 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $13,218.09 ↓ -15%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $13,910.00 ↓ -11%
Affiliated PPO COMM $13,995.62 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $13,995.62 ↓ -10%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $21,231.00 ↑ +37%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $29,288.00 ↑ +88%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +182%

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