Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$175,006.71

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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.

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$175,006.71

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 $157,506.04 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
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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 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -99%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -98%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -97%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $11,178.00 ↓ -94%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $12,167.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -92%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $15,976.00 ↓ -91%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -90%
Texas Health Network MCD $21,505.02 ↓ -88%
UTMB MGMCD $21,943.90 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $23,041.10 ↓ -87%
United MGMCD $23,546.68 ↓ -87%
Molina Healthcare STAR $24,138.29 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $24,138.29 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $24,138.29 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $24,138.29 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $24,500.94 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $24,577.17 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $24,577.17 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $24,577.17 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $24,577.17 ↓ -86%
Humana MCD $27,429.88 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $27,701.98 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $29,051.11 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $30,801.18 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $41,476.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $41,476.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $42,001.61 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $43,751.68 ↓ -75%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51,652.22 ↓ -70%
BCBS BAV $58,431.58 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $61,252.35 ↓ -65%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $64,880.00 ↓ -63%
United SmallGroup $66,500.00 ↓ -62%
BCBS EPOSOA $66,825.06 ↓ -62%
BCBS PPO $66,825.06 ↓ -62%
BCBS HMO $66,825.06 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $70,002.68 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $75,252.89 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $78,753.02 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $87,503.35 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $93,278.58 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $95,000.00 ↓ -46%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $96,253.69 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $96,253.69 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $105,004.03 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $105,004.03 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $105,004.03 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $105,004.03 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $113,754.36 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $140,005.37 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $140,005.37 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $143,505.50 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $148,755.70 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $148,755.70 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $157,506.04 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $157,506.04 ↓ -10%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $55,859.92 $6,299.00 – $81,499.55
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $59,661.21 $15,811.00 – $89,491.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $59,661.21 $21,943.90 – $89,491.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $43,759.87 $15,811.00 – $81,499.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $55,859.92 $21,943.90 – $81,499.55

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