Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets 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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$105.60 with Texas Health Network vs $1,713.67 with Humana — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $105.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $107.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $107.76
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $107.76
UTMB MGMCD $107.76
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $107.76
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $107.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $107.76
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $107.76
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $107.76
United MGMCD $109.92
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $116.38
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $118.54
Molina Healthcare CHIP $118.54
Molina Healthcare STAR $118.54
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $118.54
Oscar MGMCR $125.72
United SmallGroup $128.29
Amerigroup DualEligible $128.29
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $128.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $128.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $128.29
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $128.29
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $128.29
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $128.29
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $128.29
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $128.29
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $128.29
CHC Harris Health Indigent $128.29
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $128.29
BCBS MCRPPO $128.29
Devoted Health MGMCR $128.29
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $128.29
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $128.29
United AllPayerAppendix $128.29
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $128.29
WellMed MGMCR $128.93
Aetna MCR $129.38
Van Lang IPA MCR $129.57
United MCR $130.86
WellCare MCRHMO $132.14
WellCare SNP $132.14
WellCare POS $132.14
WellCare PPO $132.14
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $132.14
WellCare PFFS $132.14
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $134.70
Humana MCD $134.70
American Health Plan MGMCR $134.70
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $134.70
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $134.70
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $134.70
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $134.70
Superior Health Plan PFFS $134.70
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $134.70
Shared Health MGMCR $134.70
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $135.99
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $135.99
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $135.99
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $135.99
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $135.99
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $138.85
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $138.85
Molina MGMCR $139.84
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $147.53
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $153.95
Verda Health Plan MCR $166.78
Community Health Choice HIX $186.02
Superior ValueHMO $186.02
Superior EPO $198.85
Superior HMO $198.85
UTMB MGMCR $209.11
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $254.01
BCBS MyBlueHealth $259.15
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $269.41
Molina Healthcare HIX $275.82
BCBS BAV $286.09
BCBS HMO $357.93
Oscar HIX $370.76
BCBS EPOSOA $383.59
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $384.86
BCBS PPO $409.25
Aetna QHPExchange $469.95
Cigna CSN $528.30
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $572.23
Aetna NBHMO $624.98
Aetna NBPOS $624.98
Aetna NBPPO $624.98
Aetna COMMPPO $663.97
Aetna COMMPOS $663.97
Aetna COMMHMO $663.97
Cigna PPO $680.82
Aetna OONPOS $780.00
Aetna OONHMO $780.00
Aetna OONPPO $780.00
Aetna ASAHMO $843.38
Aetna ASAPOS $843.38
Aetna ASAPPO $843.38
Humana HMO $1,713.67
Humana PPO $1,713.67
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