Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$17,278.54

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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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$17,278.54

Gross charge

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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 $16,776.00 with Cigna — 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 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -89%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $2,246.21 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $2,246.21 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $2,246.21 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $2,246.21 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $2,419.00 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,419.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,868.24 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $3,041.02 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $4,095.01 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $4,095.01 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $4,146.85 ↓ -76%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -75%
IPA Management Services COMM $4,319.64 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -73%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS Traditional $6,047.49 ↓ -65%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -65%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $6,911.42 ↓ -60%
Oscar HIX $7,014.00 ↓ -59%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,353.90 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $7,429.77 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $7,775.34 ↓ -55%
BCBS BAV $8,319.10 ↓ -52%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $8,639.27 ↓ -50%
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00 ↓ -49%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00 ↓ -48%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $9,209.46 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $9,503.20 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $9,503.20 ↓ -45%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,514.11 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $9,514.11 ↓ -45%
BCBS HMO $9,514.11 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $10,367.12 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $10,367.12 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $10,367.12 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $10,367.12 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $11,231.05 ↓ -35%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $13,822.83 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $13,822.83 ↓ -20%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $14,168.40 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $14,686.76 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $14,686.76 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $15,550.69 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $15,550.69 ↓ -10%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -3%

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