Hemodialysis one 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

$4,049.40

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.

$4,049.40

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.

$242.96 with Superior Health Plan vs $3,644.46 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
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $242.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $242.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $242.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $242.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $242.96 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $526.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $526.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $526.42 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $526.42 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $566.92 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $566.92 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $599.31 ↓ -85%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $647.90 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $660.05 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $672.20 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $705.18 ↓ -83%
Humana HMO $705.18 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $712.69 ↓ -82%
BCBS BAV $728.89 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $769.39 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $789.63 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $911.12 ↓ -77%
BCBS EPOSOA $931.36 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $947.56 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $959.71 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $959.71 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $971.86 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,012.35 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,032.60 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,073.09 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,105.49 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $1,299.86 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $1,299.86 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $1,299.86 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,384.89 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,384.89 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,384.89 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $1,417.29 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,417.29 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $1,417.29 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,619.76 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,619.76 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $1,623.81 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $1,623.81 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $1,623.81 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,741.24 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,753.39 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,753.39 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,753.39 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $1,822.23 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $1,822.23 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,822.23 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $2,024.70 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,158.33 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,227.17 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,227.17 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,429.64 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,429.64 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,429.64 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $2,429.64 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,632.11 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $3,239.52 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,239.52 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,320.51 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,441.99 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,441.99 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,644.46 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $3,644.46 ↓ -10%

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Hemodialysis one evaluation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,147.82 $608.55 – $2,684.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,671.91 $344.14 – $2,507.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,364.27 $272.85 – $1,731.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,147.82 $572.75 – $2,684.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,671.91 $536.68 – $2,507.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,671.91 $863.82 – $2,507.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,364.27 $454.76 – $2,046.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,147.82 $572.75 – $2,684.78

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