Intro cath dialysis circuit 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

$5,035.57

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$5,035.57

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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 $5,841.00 with Healthcare Highways — 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
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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 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $437.34 ↓ -91%
UTMB MGMCD $446.27 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $468.58 ↓ -91%
United MGMCD $478.87 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $490.90 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STAR $490.90 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $490.90 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $490.90 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $499.82 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $499.82 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $499.82 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $499.82 ↓ -90%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -90%
Humana MCD $557.84 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $563.38 ↓ -89%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $704.98 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $835.90 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $886.26 ↓ -82%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,193.43 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,193.43 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,208.54 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,258.89 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,374.71 ↓ -73%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -72%
BCBS Traditional $1,762.45 ↓ -65%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -62%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -62%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,014.23 ↓ -60%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -60%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -60%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -58%
Oscar HIX $2,128.00 ↓ -58%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,165.30 ↓ -57%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,266.01 ↓ -55%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -53%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $2,517.78 ↓ -50%
Cigna CSN $2,518.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -49%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,683.96 ↓ -47%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,728.00 ↓ -46%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,769.56 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,769.56 ↓ -45%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -41%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,021.34 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,021.34 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,021.34 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,021.34 ↓ -40%
Cigna PPO $3,244.00 ↓ -36%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,273.12 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $4,028.46 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,028.46 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,129.17 ↓ -18%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,140.38 ↓ -18%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -16%
Physicians, INC COMM $4,280.23 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,280.23 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,532.01 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $4,532.01 ↓ -10%
BCBS BAV $4,559.01 ↓ -9%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -7%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -7%
BCBS HMO $5,298.77 ↑ +5%
BCBS EPOSOA $5,338.91 ↑ +6%
BCBS PPO $5,373.32 ↑ +7%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↑ +16%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,194.63 $111.00 – $3,993.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,809.00 $71.00 – $5,713.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,395.54 $71.00 – $4,244.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,194.63 $111.00 – $3,993.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,809.00 $85.00 – $5,713.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,809.00 $446.27 – $5,713.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,395.54 $71.00 – $5,093.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,194.63 $111.00 – $3,993.28

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