Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta 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

$24,018.58

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$24,018.58

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 $21,616.72 with Multiplan — 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

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 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -98%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,729.59 ↓ -93%
UTMB MGMCD $1,764.89 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,853.13 ↓ -92%
United MGMCD $1,893.79 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,941.38 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,941.38 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,941.38 ↓ -92%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,941.38 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,976.68 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,976.68 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,976.68 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,976.68 ↓ -92%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -91%
Humana MCD $2,206.11 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $2,227.99 ↓ -91%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $3,362.60 ↓ -86%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,987.08 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $4,227.27 ↓ -82%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -79%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $5,591.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan STAR $5,591.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $5,591.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $5,591.00 ↓ -77%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $5,591.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $5,692.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $5,692.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $5,764.46 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $6,004.65 ↓ -75%
United SmallGroup $6,300.00 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,557.07 ↓ -73%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,926.26 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $8,406.50 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00 ↓ -63%
BCBS BAV $8,966.58 ↓ -63%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00 ↓ -63%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9,607.43 ↓ -60%
Humana PPO $10,106.00 ↓ -58%
Humana HMO $10,106.00 ↓ -58%
BCBS EPOSOA $10,254.59 ↓ -57%
BCBS HMO $10,254.59 ↓ -57%
BCBS PPO $10,254.59 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $10,327.99 ↓ -57%
Oscar HIX $10,586.00 ↓ -56%
United GlobalAppendix $10,808.36 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $12,009.29 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $12,801.90 ↓ -47%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -46%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $13,210.22 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $13,210.22 ↓ -45%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -41%
Independent Medical System COMM $14,411.15 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $14,411.15 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $14,411.15 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $14,411.15 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $15,612.08 ↓ -35%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -30%
Beech Street COMMPPO $19,214.86 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $19,214.86 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $19,695.24 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $20,415.79 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $20,415.79 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $21,616.72 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $21,616.72 ↓ -10%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $12,316.55 $1,764.89 – $15,395.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $9,712.25 $71.00 – $14,568.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $14,186.89 $71.00 – $17,733.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $12,316.55 $1,764.89 – $15,395.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $9,712.25 $85.00 – $14,568.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $9,712.25 $1,764.89 – $14,568.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $14,186.89 $71.00 – $21,280.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $12,316.55 $1,764.89 – $15,395.69

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