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

$8,902.87

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.

$8,902.87

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 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,157.37 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,157.37 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,157.37 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,157.37 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,246.40 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,246.40 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $1,317.62 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,424.46 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,477.88 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $1,691.55 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $1,736.06 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,798.38 ↓ -80%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,109.98 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,109.98 ↓ -76%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $2,225.72 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,310.89 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,359.26 ↓ -74%
BCBS BAV $2,547.90 ↓ -71%
Aetna NBPOS $2,857.82 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $2,857.82 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $2,857.82 ↓ -68%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,044.78 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,044.78 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,044.78 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $3,116.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS PPO $3,189.82 ↓ -64%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,189.82 ↓ -64%
BCBS HMO $3,189.82 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,561.15 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $3,570.05 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $3,570.05 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $3,570.05 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,828.23 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,854.94 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,854.94 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,854.94 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $4,006.29 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,745.23 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,896.58 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,896.58 ↓ -45%
Averde Health Commercial $5,000.00 ↓ -44%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,341.72 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,341.72 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $5,341.72 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,341.72 ↓ -40%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00 ↓ -37%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -37%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -37%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -37%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5,591.00 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,786.87 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $7,122.30 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,122.30 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,300.35 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,567.44 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,567.44 ↓ -15%
Imagine Health PPO $7,874.00 ↓ -12%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $8,012.58 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $8,012.58 ↓ -10%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $8,798.00 ↓ -1%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $9,115.00 ↑ +2%
Humana PPO $10,106.00 ↑ +14%
Humana HMO $10,106.00 ↑ +14%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $13,910.00 ↑ +56%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $21,231.00 ↑ +138%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $29,288.00 ↑ +229%
Curative Administrators COMM $43,890.00 ↑ +393%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,938.60 $810.69 – $5,907.90
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,938.60 $1,161.94 – $5,907.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,938.60 $2,034.94 – $5,907.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,424.87 $1,141.62 – $5,137.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,843.87 $1,025.03 – $4,804.84

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