Ostomy clamp, replacement 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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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.

$1.86 with Superior Health Plan vs $27.90 with Affiliated PPO — 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
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.86
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.86
Superior Health Plan STAR $1.86
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1.86
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.86
Oscar MGMCR $3.31
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $3.38
Devoted Health MGMCR $3.38
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3.38
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $3.38
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $3.38
CHC Harris Health Indigent $3.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $3.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $3.38
Amerigroup DualEligible $3.38
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $3.38
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $3.38
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $3.38
BCBS MCRPPO $3.38
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $3.38
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $3.38
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $3.38
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $3.38
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $3.38
WellMed MGMCR $3.40
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3.41
Aetna MCR $3.41
Van Lang IPA MCR $3.41
United MCR $3.45
WellCare POS $3.48
WellCare PPO $3.48
WellCare SNP $3.48
WellCare MCRHMO $3.48
WellCare PFFS $3.48
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $3.48
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $3.55
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $3.55
Superior Health Plan PFFS $3.55
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $3.55
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $3.55
Shared Health MGMCR $3.55
American Health Plan MGMCR $3.55
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $3.55
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $3.55
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $3.58
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $3.58
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $3.58
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $3.58
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $3.58
Molina MGMCR $3.68
BCBS BAV $3.77
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $3.89
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $4.03
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $4.03
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $4.03
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $4.03
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $4.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.34
Verda Health Plan MCR $4.39
Cigna CSN $4.59
BCBS HMO $4.70
Superior ValueHMO $4.90
Community Health Choice HIX $4.90
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $4.96
BCBS EPOSOA $4.98
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $5.15
Superior EPO $5.24
Superior HMO $5.24
BCBS PPO $5.25
United OptionsPPO $5.46
UTMB MGMCR $5.51
Cigna PPO $5.89
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $6.69
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $7.10
Molina Healthcare HIX $7.27
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $7.35
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $7.35
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $7.44
IPA Management Services COMM $7.75
BCBS Traditional $10.85
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $13.33
United GlobalAppendix $13.95
Coventry National First Health COMM $16.52
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $17.05
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $17.05
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $18.60
Beech Street WCOMP $18.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $18.60
Independent Medical System COMM $18.60
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $24.80
Beech Street COMMPPO $24.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $25.42
Humana PPO $26.01
Humana HMO $26.01
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $26.35
Physicians, INC COMM $26.35
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $27.90
Affiliated PPO COMM $27.90

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Ostomy clamp, replacement at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $26.50 $3.31 – $7.27
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $35.50 $3.31 – $7.27
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $48.00 $3.31 – $7.27
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $3.16 – $3.16
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $3.31 – $7.27
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $3.31 – $7.27
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $3.31 – $7.27
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON not published $3.31 – $7.27

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