Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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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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.

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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 $61,159.72 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
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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
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna QHPExchange $2,854.00
Aetna NBPOS $3,791.00
Aetna NBHMO $3,791.00
Aetna COMMPOS $4,027.00
Aetna COMMHMO $4,027.00
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Aetna NBPPO $4,278.00
Aetna COMMPPO $4,546.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Aetna OONPOS $4,739.00
Aetna OONHMO $4,739.00
Aetna ASAHMO $5,119.00
Aetna ASAPOS $5,119.00
Texas Health Network MCD $5,320.96
Aetna OONPPO $5,347.00
UTMB MGMCD $5,429.55
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,701.03
Aetna ASAPPO $5,777.00
United MGMCD $5,826.13
Molina Healthcare CHIP $5,972.51
Molina Healthcare STAR $5,972.51
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $5,972.51
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $5,972.51
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $6,081.10
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $6,081.10
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $6,081.10
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $6,081.10
United SmallGroup $6,300.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $6,326.00
Humana MCD $6,786.94
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $6,854.27
Evry Health BroadNetwork $8,104.00
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00
Cigna CSN $9,105.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $9,513.73
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9,865.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $11,280.57
Cigna PPO $11,729.00
United OptionsPPO $11,960.12
BCBS MyBlueHealth $15,853.57
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $16,105.39
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $16,105.39
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $16,309.26
IPA Management Services COMM $16,988.81
BCBS BAV $17,934.35
BCBS PPO $20,510.55
BCBS HMO $20,510.55
BCBS EPOSOA $20,510.55
BCBS Traditional $23,784.33
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $27,182.10
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $29,220.75
United GlobalAppendix $30,579.86
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $33,977.62
Coventry National First Health COMM $36,220.14
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $37,375.38
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $37,375.38
Beech Street WCOMP $40,773.14
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $40,773.14
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $40,773.14
Independent Medical System COMM $40,773.14
Coastal Comp COMM $44,170.91
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $54,364.19
Beech Street COMMPPO $54,364.19
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $55,723.30
Physicians, INC COMM $57,761.95
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $57,761.95
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $61,159.72
Affiliated PPO COMM $61,159.72

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $6,534.20 $3,920.52 – $43,439.01
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7,338.76 $85.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7,338.76 $5,429.55 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7,318.36 $71.00 – $43,439.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $6,534.20 $4,029.43 – $43,439.01

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