Perit-vens shunt pat tst 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

$8,258.86

Cash price

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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.

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

$8,258.86

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.

$241.01 with Texas Health Network vs $7,432.97 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 Health Network MCD $241.01 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $245.93 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $245.93 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $245.93 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $245.93 ↓ -97%
UTMB MGMCD $245.93 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $246.25 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $246.25 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $246.25 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $246.25 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $251.18 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $265.95 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $270.52 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $270.52 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $270.52 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $270.52 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
Humana MCD $307.41 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $391.99 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $423.17 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $495.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $495.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $495.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $495.53 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $495.53 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -91%
BCBS HMO $757.25 ↓ -91%
BCBS EPOSOA $786.20 ↓ -90%
BCBS PPO $812.93 ↓ -90%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,231.85 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,370.97 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,453.56 ↓ -82%
Aetna NBPPO $1,637.25 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBHMO $1,637.25 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBPOS $1,637.25 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,741.64 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,741.64 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,741.64 ↓ -79%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,982.13 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONPPO $2,047.86 ↓ -75%
Aetna OONHMO $2,047.86 ↓ -75%
Aetna OONPOS $2,047.86 ↓ -75%
IPA Management Services COMM $2,064.72 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,106.01 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,213.15 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,213.15 ↓ -73%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,213.15 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,254.67 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $2,635.40 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,635.40 ↓ -68%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,890.60 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,890.60 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,890.60 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,303.54 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,303.54 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,551.31 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,716.49 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,716.49 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,716.49 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $4,129.43 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,401.97 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,542.37 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,542.37 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $4,955.32 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $4,955.32 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $4,955.32 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $4,955.32 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,368.26 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $6,607.09 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $6,607.09 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,772.27 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,020.03 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,020.03 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,432.97 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $7,432.97 ↓ -10%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $441.21 $238.58 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $661.40 $136.14 – $1,021.72
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $694.48 $238.58 – $1,041.71
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