Exchange nephrostomy cath 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

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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.

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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 $5,592.00 with Cigna — 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
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $603.13
Texas Health Network MCD $639.74
UTMB MGMCD $652.80
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44
United MGMCD $700.49
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $715.14
Molina Healthcare STAR $718.08
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $718.08
Molina Healthcare CHIP $718.08
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $718.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $731.14
Humana MCD $816.00
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $824.10
United OptionsPPO $870.24
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,021.02
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,021.02
IPA Management Services COMM $1,077.03
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00
BCBS Traditional $1,507.84
United SmallGroup $1,534.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,723.24
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,852.48
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00
United GlobalAppendix $1,938.65
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Oscar HIX $2,128.00
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $2,154.05
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,251.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,296.22
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,315.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,369.46
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,369.46
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00
Beech Street WCOMP $2,584.86
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,584.86
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,584.86
Independent Medical System COMM $2,584.86
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00
Coastal Comp COMM $2,800.26
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,834.48
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00
BCBS BAV $3,206.51
Beech Street COMMPPO $3,446.48
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,446.48
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,532.64
Physicians, INC COMM $3,661.89
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,661.89
BCBS PPO $3,667.11
BCBS HMO $3,667.11
BCBS EPOSOA $3,667.11
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $3,877.29
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,877.29
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Cigna CSN $4,341.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4,703.00
Cigna PPO $5,592.00

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Exchange nephrostomy cath at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,628.13 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,672.08 $71.00 – $5,508.13
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,672.08 $85.00 – $5,508.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,672.08 $652.80 – $5,508.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,909.32 $71.00 – $5,863.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,628.13 $652.80 – $5,045.72

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