Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$193,430.23

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.

$193,430.23

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 $174,087.21 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 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -100%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -100%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -100%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $3,390.00 ↓ -98%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -98%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $5,841.00 ↓ -97%
United SmallGroup $6,860.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,604.31 ↓ -96%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $7,618.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $8,375.53 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $9,064.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $9,486.73 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $9,619.42 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $9,752.10 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $9,800.00 ↓ -95%
Curative Administrators COMM $12,018.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $12,039.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $12,039.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $12,039.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMHMO $12,794.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPPO $12,794.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $12,794.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna MCR $12,824.42 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $13,023.00 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $14,109.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $15,050.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $15,050.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPPO $15,050.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPOS $16,261.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAHMO $16,261.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPPO $16,261.00 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $16,776.00 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $25,145.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $25,145.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $25,145.93 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $25,145.93 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $27,080.23 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $27,080.23 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $32,109.42 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $34,043.72 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $45,842.96 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $45,842.96 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $46,423.26 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $48,357.56 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $52,226.16 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $52,806.45 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $58,029.07 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $67,700.58 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $77,372.09 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $83,175.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $87,043.60 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $96,715.12 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $103,098.31 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $106,386.63 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $106,386.63 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $116,058.14 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $116,058.14 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $116,058.14 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $116,058.14 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $125,729.65 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $154,744.18 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $154,744.18 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $154,744.18 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $158,612.79 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $164,415.70 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $164,415.70 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $174,087.21 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $174,087.21 ↓ -10%

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