Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$48,540.22

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$48,540.22

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 $43,686.20 with Affiliated PPO — 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
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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%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -98%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $2,643.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBHMO $3,511.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna NBPOS $3,511.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $3,730.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPOS $3,730.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPPO $4,028.00 ↓ -92%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONPOS $4,390.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $4,390.00 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONPPO $4,740.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPOS $4,742.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAHMO $4,742.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPPO $5,120.00 ↓ -89%
Texas Health Network MCD $5,164.69 ↓ -89%
UTMB MGMCD $5,270.09 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,533.59 ↓ -89%
United MGMCD $5,655.01 ↓ -88%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $5,797.10 ↓ -88%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $5,797.10 ↓ -88%
Molina Healthcare STAR $5,797.10 ↓ -88%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $5,797.10 ↓ -88%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5,902.50 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5,902.50 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5,902.50 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5,902.50 ↓ -88%
Humana MCD $6,587.61 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $6,652.96 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $6,795.63 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $8,057.68 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $8,543.08 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $8,579.00 ↓ -82%
Curative Administrators COMM $9,875.00 ↓ -80%
United SmallGroup $11,200.00 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $11,504.03 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $11,504.03 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $11,649.65 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $12,135.06 ↓ -75%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $13,251.48 ↓ -73%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -71%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $15,678.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $15,853.57 ↓ -67%
United AllPayerAppendix $16,000.00 ↓ -67%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $16,989.08 ↓ -65%
BCBS BAV $17,934.35 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $19,416.09 ↓ -60%
BCBS EPOSOA $20,510.55 ↓ -58%
BCBS HMO $20,510.55 ↓ -58%
BCBS PPO $20,510.55 ↓ -58%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $20,872.29 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $21,843.10 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $24,270.11 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $25,871.94 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $26,697.12 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $26,697.12 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $29,124.13 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $29,124.13 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $29,124.13 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $29,124.13 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $31,551.14 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $38,832.18 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $38,832.18 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $39,802.98 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $41,259.19 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $41,259.19 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $43,686.20 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $43,686.20 ↓ -10%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $28,837.03 $5,270.09 – $36,046.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $22,824.58 $71.00 – $34,236.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $20,749.61 $71.00 – $27,252.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $28,837.03 $5,270.09 – $36,046.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $22,824.58 $85.00 – $34,236.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $22,824.58 $5,270.09 – $34,236.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $20,749.61 $71.00 – $31,124.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $28,837.03 $5,270.09 – $36,046.29

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