Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step cryptococcus neoformans 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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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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$11.04 with Texas Health Network vs $802.04 with Affiliated PPO — 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

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 Health Network MCD $11.04
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $11.27
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $11.27
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $11.27
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $11.27
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $11.27
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $11.27
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.27
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $11.27
UTMB MGMCD $11.27
United MGMCD $11.50
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $12.17
Molina Healthcare CHIP $12.40
Molina Healthcare STAR $12.40
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $12.40
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $12.40
Oscar MGMCR $13.15
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $13.42
United SmallGroup $13.42
Amerigroup DualEligible $13.42
BCBS MCRPPO $13.42
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $13.42
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $13.42
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $13.42
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $13.42
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $13.42
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $13.42
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $13.42
Devoted Health MGMCR $13.42
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $13.42
CHC Harris Health Indigent $13.42
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $13.42
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $13.42
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $13.42
United AllPayerAppendix $13.42
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $13.42
WellMed MGMCR $13.49
Aetna MCR $13.53
Van Lang IPA MCR $13.55
United MCR $13.69
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $13.82
WellCare SNP $13.82
WellCare PPO $13.82
WellCare PFFS $13.82
WellCare MCRHMO $13.82
WellCare POS $13.82
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $14.09
Shared Health MGMCR $14.09
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $14.09
American Health Plan MGMCR $14.09
Humana MCD $14.09
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $14.09
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $14.09
Superior Health Plan PFFS $14.09
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $14.09
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $14.09
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $14.23
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $14.23
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $14.23
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $14.23
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $14.23
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $14.52
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.52
Molina MGMCR $14.63
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $15.43
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $16.10
Verda Health Plan MCR $17.45
Community Health Choice HIX $19.46
Superior ValueHMO $19.46
Superior HMO $20.80
Superior EPO $20.80
UTMB MGMCR $21.87
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $26.57
BCBS MyBlueHealth $27.11
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $28.18
Molina Healthcare HIX $28.85
BCBS BAV $29.93
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $35.96
BCBS HMO $37.44
Oscar HIX $38.78
BCBS EPOSOA $40.13
BCBS PPO $42.81
Aetna QHPExchange $49.16
Superior Health Plan CHIP $53.47
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $53.47
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $53.47
Superior Health Plan STARKids $53.47
Superior Health Plan STAR $53.47
Cigna CSN $55.77
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $60.41
Aetna NBHMO $65.38
Aetna NBPPO $65.38
Aetna NBPOS $65.38
Aetna COMMPOS $69.46
Aetna COMMPPO $69.46
Aetna COMMHMO $69.46
Cigna PPO $71.87
Aetna OONPPO $81.60
Aetna OONPOS $81.60
Aetna OONHMO $81.60
Aetna ASAHMO $88.23
Aetna ASAPPO $88.23
Aetna ASAPOS $88.23
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $147.93
United OptionsPPO $156.84
Humana HMO $160.14
Humana PPO $160.14
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $213.88
Evry Health BroadNetwork $243.29
BCBS Traditional $311.91
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $311.91
Imagine Health PPO $311.91
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $383.20
United GlobalAppendix $401.02
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $401.02
Averde Health Commercial $401.02
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $445.58
Coventry National First Health COMM $474.99
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $490.14
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $490.14
Independent Medical System COMM $534.70
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $534.70
Beech Street WCOMP $534.70
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $534.70
Coastal Comp COMM $579.25
Beech Street COMMPPO $712.93
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $730.75
Physicians, INC COMM $757.49
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $757.49
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $802.04
Affiliated PPO COMM $802.04
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $94.17 $12.08 – $51.67
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $94.66 $12.00 – $141.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $94.66 $8.00 – $141.98
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