Inj vocal cord bulking agent 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

$6,973.00

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.

$6,973.00

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.

$52.05 with Oscar vs $6,275.70 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
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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
Oscar MGMCR $52.05 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MGMCR $53.11 ↓ -99%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $53.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $53.11 ↓ -99%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $53.11 ↓ -99%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $53.11 ↓ -99%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $53.11 ↓ -99%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $53.11 ↓ -99%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $53.11 ↓ -99%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $53.11 ↓ -99%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $53.11 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup DualEligible $53.11 ↓ -99%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $53.11 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $53.11 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $53.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $53.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $53.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $53.11 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $53.11 ↓ -99%
WellMed MGMCR $53.38 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $53.56 ↓ -99%
Van Lang IPA MCR $53.64 ↓ -99%
United MCR $54.17 ↓ -99%
WellCare POS $54.70 ↓ -99%
WellCare SNP $54.70 ↓ -99%
WellCare PPO $54.70 ↓ -99%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $54.70 ↓ -99%
WellCare PFFS $54.70 ↓ -99%
WellCare MCRHMO $54.70 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $55.77 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $55.77 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $55.77 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $55.77 ↓ -99%
Shared Health MGMCR $55.77 ↓ -99%
American Health Plan MGMCR $55.77 ↓ -99%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $55.77 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $55.77 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $55.77 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $56.30 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $56.30 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $56.30 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $56.30 ↓ -99%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $56.30 ↓ -99%
Molina MGMCR $57.89 ↓ -99%
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $61.08 ↓ -99%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $63.73 ↓ -99%
Verda Health Plan MCR $69.04 ↓ -99%
Superior ValueHMO $77.01 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice HIX $77.01 ↓ -99%
Superior HMO $82.32 ↓ -99%
Superior EPO $82.32 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCR $86.57 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $103.82 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $103.82 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $103.82 ↓ -99%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $105.16 ↓ -98%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $111.53 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare HIX $114.19 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $408.50 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $408.50 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $418.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $418.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $418.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $418.38 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $418.38 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $906.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $906.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $906.49 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $906.49 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $976.22 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $976.22 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $1,032.00 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,115.68 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,136.60 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,157.52 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,227.25 ↓ -82%
BCBS BAV $1,255.14 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $1,324.87 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $1,568.92 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,603.79 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $1,631.68 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,652.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,652.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,673.52 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $2,440.55 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,998.39 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $3,137.85 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,716.61 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,835.15 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,835.15 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,183.80 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $4,183.80 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,183.80 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,183.80 ↓ -40%
Beech Street COMMPPO $5,578.40 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,717.86 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,927.05 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,927.05 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $6,275.70 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $6,275.70 ↓ -10%

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Inj vocal cord bulking agent at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,873.20 $88.09 – $4,014.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $1,313.90 $61.69 – $6,435.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $1,023.91 $55.52 – $6,143.45
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $1,313.90 $61.69 – $6,077.50
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson $705.14 $241.76 – $1,309.53
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $1,313.90 $61.69 – $7,936.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $1,023.91 $1,023.91 – $6,143.45
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $1,023.91 $1,023.91 – $6,143.45

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