I-131 iobenguane sulf diag mibg 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

$16,801.24

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$16,801.24

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 $15,121.12 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
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1,008.07 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1,008.07 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1,008.07 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1,008.07 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1,008.07 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $1,113.92 ↓ -93%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,442.91 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $1,572.47 ↓ -91%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,572.47 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,572.47 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $1,590.15 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,987.69 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $1,987.69 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $1,987.69 ↓ -88%
Cigna CSN $2,120.09 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,184.16 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,184.16 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,184.16 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,184.16 ↓ -87%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,295.30 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,352.17 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,352.17 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $2,733.34 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,789.01 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $3,276.24 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $3,393.85 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $3,923.17 ↓ -77%
Humana PPO $3,923.17 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $3,981.89 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $3,981.89 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $4,200.31 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,284.32 ↓ -74%
Molina Healthcare HIX $4,536.33 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $4,586.74 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBHMO $5,393.20 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $5,393.20 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $5,393.20 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $5,746.02 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $5,746.02 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $5,746.02 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $5,880.43 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $5,880.43 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,720.50 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $6,720.50 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $6,737.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $6,737.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $6,737.30 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $7,224.53 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $7,274.94 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $7,274.94 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $7,274.94 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $7,560.56 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $7,560.56 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $7,560.56 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $8,400.62 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $8,955.06 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $9,240.68 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $9,240.68 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,080.74 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $10,080.74 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $10,080.74 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $10,080.74 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $10,920.81 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $13,440.99 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $13,440.99 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13,777.02 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $14,281.05 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $14,281.05 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $15,121.12 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $15,121.12 ↓ -10%

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I-131 iobenguane sulf diag mibg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $26,177.17 $1,442.91 – $3,923.17
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $303.15 $100.00 – $1,818.90
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $303.15 $100.00 – $1,818.90
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $303.15 $100.00 – $2,101.84
Ascension Providence Waco $2,397.60 $1,803.64 – $2,554.54
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $1,340.01 $2,473.56 – $3,084.59
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $1,340.01 $2,473.56 – $3,084.59
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville $1,294.65 $2,473.56 – $3,084.59

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