Pr moderate sedation same physician >= 5 years initial 15 minutes 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

$484.22

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.

$484.22

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.

$29.05 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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 CHIP $29.05 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $29.05 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $29.05 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $29.05 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $29.05 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29.51 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $32.10 ↓ -93%
BCBS BAV $32.53 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $40.73 ↓ -92%
BCBS EPOSOA $40.73 ↓ -92%
BCBS HMO $40.73 ↓ -92%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $62.95 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $62.95 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $62.95 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $62.95 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $67.79 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $67.79 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $71.66 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $77.48 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $80.38 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $85.22 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $92.00 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $94.42 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $114.76 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $114.76 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $116.21 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $121.06 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $123.48 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $128.32 ↓ -73%
Molina Healthcare HIX $130.74 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $132.19 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $145.27 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $154.51 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $154.51 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $155.43 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $155.43 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $155.43 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $165.60 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $165.60 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $165.60 ↓ -66%
Imagine Health PPO $169.48 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $169.48 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $169.48 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $193.69 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $193.69 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $194.17 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $194.17 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $194.17 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $208.21 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $209.67 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $209.67 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $209.67 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $217.90 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $217.90 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $217.90 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $242.11 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $258.09 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $266.32 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $266.32 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $290.53 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $290.53 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $290.53 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $290.53 ↓ -40%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -38%
Coastal Comp COMM $314.74 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $387.38 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $387.38 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $387.38 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $397.06 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $411.59 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $411.59 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $435.80 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $435.80 ↓ -10%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↑ +3%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↑ +24%

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Pr moderate sedation same physician >= 5 years initial 15 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,290.89 $48.55 – $48.55
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $232.42 $38.71 – $329.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $232.42 $38.08 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $232.42 $38.08 – $290.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $232.42 $29.51 – $329.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $232.42 $46.53 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $232.42 $120.08 – $348.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $232.42 $38.08 – $348.63

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