Estradiol valerate 10 mg inj 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

$972.97

Cash price

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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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$972.97

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.

$7.30 with Christus (USFHP) vs $875.67 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 $7.30 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $7.30 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $12.29 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $12.29 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $12.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $13.50 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $14.88 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $18.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $18.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS HMO $18.60 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $18.66 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $20.20 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $24.06 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $58.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $58.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $58.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $58.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $58.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $64.51 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $126.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $126.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $126.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $126.49 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $136.22 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.22 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $161.51 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $171.24 ↓ -82%
Humana PPO $176.20 ↓ -82%
Humana HMO $176.20 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $230.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $230.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $233.51 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $243.24 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $262.70 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $291.89 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $340.54 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $418.38 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $437.84 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $518.59 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $535.13 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $535.13 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $583.78 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $583.78 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $583.78 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $583.78 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $632.43 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $778.38 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $778.38 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $778.38 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $797.84 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $827.02 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $827.02 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $875.67 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $875.67 ↓ -10%

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Estradiol valerate 10 mg inj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $15.43 $7.94 – $79.31
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $15.43 $7.94 – $74.91
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $15.43 $7.94 – $97.82
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $6.04 $3.80 – $17.25

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