Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm 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.

$36.23 with Superior Health Plan vs $694.85 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.23
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.23
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.23
Superior Health Plan STAR $36.23
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $36.23
Oscar MGMCR $70.09
CHC Harris Health Indigent $71.52
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $71.52
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $71.52
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $71.52
Devoted Health MGMCR $71.52
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $71.52
Amerigroup DualEligible $71.52
BCBS MCRPPO $71.52
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $71.52
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $71.52
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $71.52
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $71.52
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $71.52
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $71.52
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $71.52
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $71.52
WellMed MGMCR $71.88
Aetna MCR $72.13
Van Lang IPA MCR $72.24
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $72.35
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $72.35
United MCR $72.95
WellCare PFFS $73.67
WellCare PPO $73.67
WellCare SNP $73.67
WellCare POS $73.67
WellCare MCRHMO $73.67
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $73.67
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $75.10
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $75.10
Superior Health Plan PFFS $75.10
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $75.10
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $75.10
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $75.10
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $75.10
American Health Plan MGMCR $75.10
Shared Health MGMCR $75.10
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $75.81
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $75.81
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $75.81
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $75.81
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $75.81
Molina MGMCR $77.96
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $78.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $78.51
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $78.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $78.51
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $82.25
Amerigroup MGMCD $84.55
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $84.55
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $85.82
Verda Health Plan MCR $92.98
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $100.25
Community Health Choice HIX $103.70
Superior ValueHMO $103.70
United OptionsPPO $106.29
Superior EPO $110.86
Superior HMO $110.86
UTMB MGMCR $116.58
Oscar HIX $117.76
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $141.61
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $143.12
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $143.12
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $144.94
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $150.19
Molina Healthcare HIX $153.77
Aetna QHPExchange $160.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $173.72
BCBS BAV $191.54
Aetna NBPOS $193.85
Aetna NBHMO $193.85
Aetna NBPPO $193.85
Aetna COMMPOS $206.53
Aetna COMMHMO $206.53
Aetna COMMPPO $206.53
BCBS Traditional $211.37
BCBS EPOSOA $239.80
BCBS PPO $239.80
BCBS HMO $239.80
Aetna OONPOS $242.16
Aetna OONPPO $242.16
Aetna OONHMO $242.16
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $259.68
Aetna ASAHMO $261.49
Aetna ASAPOS $261.49
Aetna ASAPPO $261.49
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $271.75
United GlobalAppendix $271.75
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $301.95
Coventry National First Health COMM $321.88
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $332.14
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $332.14
Beech Street WCOMP $362.34
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $362.34
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $362.34
Independent Medical System COMM $362.34
Coastal Comp COMM $392.54
Beech Street COMMPPO $483.12
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $495.20
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $513.32
Physicians, INC COMM $513.32
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $543.51
Affiliated PPO COMM $543.51
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Humana HMO $694.85
Humana PPO $694.85

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Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $407.74 $112.00 – $577.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $439.36 $90.43 – $659.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $424.38 $84.88 – $530.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $407.74 $108.73 – $577.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $439.36 $112.00 – $659.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $439.36 $155.00 – $659.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $424.38 $112.00 – $636.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $407.74 $108.73 – $577.63

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