Knee-shin sys stance flexion 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 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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$2,174.44 with Oscar vs $17,067.40 with Humana — 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

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
Oscar MGMCR $2,174.44
Devoted Health MGMCR $2,218.82
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $2,218.82
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $2,218.82
Amerigroup DualEligible $2,218.82
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $2,218.82
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $2,218.82
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $2,218.82
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $2,218.82
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $2,218.82
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $2,218.82
BCBS MCRPPO $2,218.82
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $2,218.82
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,218.82
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,218.82
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $2,218.82
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $2,218.82
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $2,218.82
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $2,218.82
WellMed MGMCR $2,229.91
Aetna MCR $2,237.68
Van Lang IPA MCR $2,241.01
United MCR $2,263.20
WellCare SNP $2,285.38
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $2,285.38
WellCare PPO $2,285.38
WellCare PFFS $2,285.38
WellCare MCRHMO $2,285.38
WellCare POS $2,285.38
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $2,329.76
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $2,329.76
Shared Health MGMCR $2,329.76
American Health Plan MGMCR $2,329.76
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $2,329.76
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $2,329.76
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $2,329.76
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $2,329.76
Superior Health Plan PFFS $2,329.76
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $2,351.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $2,351.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $2,351.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $2,351.95
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $2,351.95
Molina MGMCR $2,418.51
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $2,551.64
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $2,662.58
Verda Health Plan MCR $2,884.47
Community Health Choice HIX $3,217.29
Superior ValueHMO $3,217.29
Superior EPO $3,439.17
Superior HMO $3,439.17
UTMB MGMCR $3,616.68
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $4,393.26
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $4,659.52
Molina Healthcare HIX $4,770.46
Humana PPO $17,067.40
Humana HMO $17,067.40

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Knee-shin sys stance flexion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $2,174.44 – $4,770.46
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock not published $2,218.82 – $2,340.86

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