Lymph vessel x-ray arms/legs 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$293.61 with Texas Health Network vs $14,849.71 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Texas Health Network MCD $293.61
Amerigroup MGMCD $299.60
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $299.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $299.60
UTMB MGMCD $299.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $299.60
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $299.60
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $299.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $299.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $299.60
United MGMCD $305.59
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $323.57
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $329.56
Molina Healthcare CHIP $329.56
Molina Healthcare STAR $329.56
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $329.56
Humana MCD $374.50
Cigna CSN $707.78
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $765.98
Cigna PPO $910.54
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,925.07
BCBS BAV $2,078.20
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,671.67
United AllPayerAppendix $3,163.82
United SmallGroup $3,163.82
BCBS HMO $3,718.89
BCBS EPOSOA $3,861.08
BCBS PPO $3,992.33
Humana PPO $4,366.50
Humana HMO $4,366.50
Aetna QHPExchange $8,265.40
Aetna NBHMO $10,985.52
Aetna NBPOS $10,985.52
Aetna NBPPO $10,985.52
Aetna COMMHMO $11,685.97
Aetna COMMPPO $11,685.97
Aetna COMMPOS $11,685.97
Aetna OONHMO $13,740.65
Aetna OONPOS $13,740.65
Aetna OONPPO $13,740.65
Aetna ASAPPO $14,849.71
Aetna ASAPOS $14,849.71
Aetna ASAHMO $14,849.71

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Lymph vessel x-ray arms/legs at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,288.81 $265.28 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,288.81 $320.57 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100 $1,288.81 $299.60 – $3,967.42

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →