Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter 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

$54,318.95

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$54,318.95

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $48,887.06 with Multiplan — 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,156.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBHMO $2,864.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $2,864.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,044.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,044.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $3,108.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $3,254.18 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,303.00 ↓ -94%
UTMB MGMCD $3,320.59 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $3,486.62 ↓ -94%
United MGMCD $3,563.13 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPOS $3,582.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $3,582.00 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $3,652.65 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare STAR $3,652.65 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $3,652.65 ↓ -93%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $3,652.65 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $3,719.06 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $3,719.06 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $3,719.06 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $3,719.06 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,870.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,870.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPPO $3,886.00 ↓ -93%
Humana MCD $4,150.74 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $4,191.91 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,197.00 ↓ -92%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -92%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,505.00 ↓ -92%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $7,604.65 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00 ↓ -83%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $9,016.95 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $9,124.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $9,560.14 ↓ -82%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $12,226.96 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $12,873.59 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $12,873.59 ↓ -76%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $13,036.55 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $13,579.74 ↓ -75%
BCBS BAV $13,831.75 ↓ -75%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO $15,818.63 ↓ -71%
BCBS EPOSOA $15,818.63 ↓ -71%
BCBS HMO $15,818.63 ↓ -71%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -69%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $19,011.63 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $21,727.58 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $23,357.15 ↓ -57%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $24,443.53 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $27,159.47 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $28,952.00 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $29,875.42 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $29,875.42 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $32,591.37 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $32,591.37 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $32,591.37 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $32,591.37 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $35,307.32 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $43,455.16 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $43,455.16 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $44,541.54 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $46,171.11 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $46,171.11 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $48,887.06 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $48,887.06 ↓ -10%

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Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,753.75 $3,320.59 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $9,127.60 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,513.67 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,753.75 $3,320.59 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $9,127.60 $85.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $9,127.60 $3,320.59 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7,513.67 $71.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $7,753.75 $3,320.59 – $21,045.99

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