Psychotherapy patient individual therapy 30 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

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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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$10.92 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 STARKids $10.92
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $10.92
Superior Health Plan CHIP $10.92
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $10.92
Superior Health Plan STAR $10.92
Humana HMO $22.99
Humana PPO $22.99
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $23.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $23.66
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $23.66
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $23.66
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $25.48
Amerigroup MGMCD $25.48
Cigna CSN $26.94
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $29.12
BCBS MyBlueHealth $29.67
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $30.22
BCBS BAV $32.77
Cigna PPO $34.59
Oscar HIX $35.50
United OptionsPPO $36.77
BCBS HMO $40.96
BCBS EPOSOA $41.87
BCBS PPO $42.60
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $43.14
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $43.14
IPA Management Services COMM $45.51
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $46.42
Aetna QHPExchange $48.24
Evry Health BroadNetwork $49.69
Aetna NBPOS $58.43
Aetna NBPPO $58.43
Aetna NBHMO $58.43
Aetna COMMPOS $62.25
Aetna COMMHMO $62.25
Aetna COMMPPO $62.25
Imagine Health PPO $63.71
BCBS Traditional $63.71
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $72.81
Curative Administrators COMM $72.81
Aetna OONPOS $72.99
Aetna OONHMO $72.99
Aetna OONPPO $72.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $78.27
Aetna ASAPPO $78.82
Aetna ASAHMO $78.82
Aetna ASAPOS $78.82
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $81.91
United GlobalAppendix $81.91
Averde Health Commercial $81.91
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $91.02
Coventry National First Health COMM $97.02
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $100.12
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $100.12
Beech Street WCOMP $109.22
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $109.22
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $109.22
Independent Medical System COMM $109.22
Coastal Comp COMM $118.32
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $145.62
Beech Street COMMPPO $145.62
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $149.26
Physicians, INC COMM $154.73
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $154.73
Affiliated PPO COMM $163.83
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $163.83
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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Psychotherapy patient individual therapy 30 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $200.43 $56.79 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $189.14 $38.93 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $189.14 $37.83 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $200.43 $53.45 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $189.14 $60.72 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $189.14 $97.72 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $189.14 $63.05 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $200.43 $53.45 – $394.97

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