IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour 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

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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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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.

$2.44 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.44
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.44
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.44
Superior Health Plan STAR $2.44
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2.44
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5.29
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5.29
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5.29
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5.29
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.70
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5.70
Cigna CSN $6.02
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $6.51
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6.75
United OptionsPPO $7.16
Cigna PPO $7.73
Oscar HIX $7.93
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9.64
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9.64
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $9.76
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $10.37
Aetna QHPExchange $10.78
Evry Health BroadNetwork $11.11
Aetna NBHMO $13.06
Aetna NBPOS $13.06
Aetna NBPPO $13.06
Aetna COMMPPO $13.91
Aetna COMMPOS $13.91
Aetna COMMHMO $13.91
Imagine Health PPO $14.24
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $14.24
BCBS Traditional $14.24
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $16.27
Curative Administrators COMM $16.27
Aetna OONHMO $16.31
Aetna OONPOS $16.31
Aetna OONPPO $16.31
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $17.49
Aetna ASAPPO $17.61
Aetna ASAHMO $17.61
Aetna ASAPOS $17.61
United GlobalAppendix $18.31
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $18.31
Averde Health Commercial $18.31
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $20.34
Coventry National First Health COMM $21.68
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $22.37
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $22.37
IPA Management Services COMM $22.89
Independent Medical System COMM $24.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $24.41
Beech Street WCOMP $24.41
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $24.41
Coastal Comp COMM $26.44
Beech Street COMMPPO $32.54
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $33.36
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $34.58
Physicians, INC COMM $34.58
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $36.61
Affiliated PPO COMM $36.61
BCBS MyBlueHealth $51.43
BCBS BAV $56.71
BCBS HMO $71.00
BCBS PPO $71.00
BCBS EPOSOA $71.00
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $73.23
Humana HMO $207.36
Humana PPO $207.36
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $366.64 $84.62 – $84.62
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $198.34 $44.69 – $247.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $208.30 $42.87 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $228.07 $44.69 – $285.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $198.34 $44.69 – $247.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $208.30 $44.69 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $208.30 $107.62 – $312.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $228.07 $44.69 – $342.10

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