Protector nerve neurawrap 4cm 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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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.

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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.

$360.27 with Aetna vs $4,957.60 with Cigna Behavioral Health — 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
Aetna MCR $360.27
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $706.42
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $706.42
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $706.42
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $706.42
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $760.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $760.76
BCBS MyBlueHealth $885.74
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $902.04
United OptionsPPO $956.38
BCBS BAV $978.12
BCBS HMO $1,222.65
BCBS EPOSOA $1,249.82
BCBS PPO $1,271.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,287.86
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,287.86
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,467.18
IPA Management Services COMM $1,549.25
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,630.20
BCBS Traditional $1,901.90
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,173.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,336.62
United GlobalAppendix $2,445.30
Cigna CSN $2,732.83
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,896.32
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,958.69
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,988.70
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,988.70
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,260.40
Beech Street WCOMP $3,260.40
Independent Medical System COMM $3,260.40
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,260.40
Cigna PPO $3,523.32
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $4,347.20
Beech Street COMMPPO $4,347.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,455.88
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $4,618.90
Physicians, INC COMM $4,618.90
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $4,890.60
Affiliated PPO COMM $4,890.60
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,957.60

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Protector nerve neurawrap 4cm at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,326.26 $942.44 – $4,435.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,599.40 $684.66 – $4,989.39
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,326.26 $887.00 – $4,435.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,599.40 $1,067.73 – $4,989.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,599.40 $1,718.57 – $4,989.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,599.40 $1,108.75 – $4,989.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,326.26 $887.00 – $4,435.02

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