Nm imaging gastric emptying study 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

$11,043.17

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$11,043.17

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 $9,938.85 with Multiplan — 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
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -97%
Texas Health Network MCD $301.92 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $308.08 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $308.08 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $308.08 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $308.08 ↓ -97%
UTMB MGMCD $308.08 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $326.45 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $326.45 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $326.45 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $326.45 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $332.98 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $338.89 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $338.89 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $338.89 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $338.89 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $352.57 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $385.10 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $542.31 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $585.45 ↓ -95%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $662.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $662.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $662.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $662.59 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $662.59 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -92%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -92%
BCBS HMO $1,047.64 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,087.70 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $1,124.67 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,643.91 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,833.17 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,943.60 ↓ -82%
Aetna NBPPO $2,184.91 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBPOS $2,184.91 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBHMO $2,184.91 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,324.22 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,324.22 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,324.22 ↓ -79%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,650.36 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONPPO $2,732.88 ↓ -75%
Aetna OONHMO $2,732.88 ↓ -75%
Aetna OONPOS $2,732.88 ↓ -75%
IPA Management Services COMM $2,760.79 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,816.01 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,953.46 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,953.46 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,953.46 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $3,014.79 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $3,523.88 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $3,523.88 ↓ -68%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $3,865.11 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $3,865.11 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $3,865.11 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,417.27 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $4,417.27 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,748.56 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,969.43 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $4,969.43 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $4,969.43 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $5,521.59 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,886.01 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,073.74 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,073.74 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $6,625.90 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,625.90 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,625.90 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $6,625.90 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $7,178.06 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $8,834.54 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $8,834.54 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,055.40 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $9,386.69 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $9,386.69 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $9,938.85 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $9,938.85 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,402.87 $296.71 – $2,104.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43

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