Myelography l-s spine 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

$1,132.38

Cash price

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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.

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$1,132.38

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.

$67.94 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,484.99 with BCBS — 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 STARPLUS $67.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $67.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $67.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $67.94 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $67.94 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $107.07 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $109.26 ↓ -90%
UTMB MGMCD $109.26 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $109.26 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $109.26 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $109.26 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $109.93 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $109.93 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $109.93 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $109.93 ↓ -90%
United MGMCD $112.13 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $118.72 ↓ -90%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $120.19 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STAR $120.19 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $120.19 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $120.19 ↓ -89%
Humana MCD $136.58 ↓ -88%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $187.98 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $199.30 ↓ -82%
Cigna CSN $255.83 ↓ -77%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $271.77 ↓ -76%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $276.87 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $283.10 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $288.76 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $309.14 ↓ -73%
Cigna PPO $329.12 ↓ -71%
Imagine Health PPO $396.33 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $396.33 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $396.33 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPExchange $419.99 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $452.95 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $452.95 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $486.92 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $509.57 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $509.57 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $509.57 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBPPO $558.20 ↓ -51%
Aetna NBHMO $558.20 ↓ -51%
Aetna NBPOS $558.20 ↓ -51%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $566.19 ↓ -50%
Aetna COMMPOS $593.79 ↓ -48%
Aetna COMMHMO $593.79 ↓ -48%
Aetna COMMPPO $593.79 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $603.56 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $622.81 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $622.81 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $679.43 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $679.43 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $679.43 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $679.43 ↓ -40%
Aetna OONPPO $698.20 ↓ -38%
Aetna OONHMO $698.20 ↓ -38%
Aetna OONPOS $698.20 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp COMM $736.05 ↓ -35%
Aetna ASAHMO $754.55 ↓ -33%
Aetna ASAPOS $754.55 ↓ -33%
Aetna ASAPPO $754.55 ↓ -33%
Humana PPO $887.43 ↓ -22%
Humana HMO $887.43 ↓ -22%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $905.90 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $905.90 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $928.55 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $962.52 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $962.52 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,019.14 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,019.14 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,198.24 ↑ +6%
BCBS BAV $1,293.56 ↑ +14%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,358.84 ↑ +20%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16 ↑ +42%
United SmallGroup $1,609.16 ↑ +42%
BCBS HMO $2,314.79 ↑ +104%
BCBS EPOSOA $2,403.29 ↑ +112%
BCBS PPO $2,484.99 ↑ +119%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,350.68 $109.26 – $1,983.49
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,334.09 $109.26 – $2,001.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,334.09 $109.26 – $2,001.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,350.68 $109.26 – $1,983.49

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