Psychotherapy patient individual therapy 45 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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$15.76 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 $15.76
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $15.76
Superior Health Plan CHIP $15.76
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $15.76
Superior Health Plan STAR $15.76
Humana HMO $32.82
Humana PPO $32.82
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $34.15
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $34.15
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $34.15
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $34.15
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $36.78
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.78
Cigna CSN $38.88
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $42.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $42.82
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $43.61
BCBS BAV $47.28
Cigna PPO $49.91
Oscar HIX $51.22
United OptionsPPO $53.06
BCBS HMO $59.11
BCBS EPOSOA $60.42
BCBS PPO $61.47
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $62.26
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $62.26
IPA Management Services COMM $65.67
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $66.99
Aetna QHPExchange $69.61
Evry Health BroadNetwork $71.71
Aetna NBPOS $84.32
Aetna NBPPO $84.32
Aetna NBHMO $84.32
Aetna COMMPOS $89.84
Aetna COMMHMO $89.84
Aetna COMMPPO $89.84
Imagine Health PPO $91.94
BCBS Traditional $91.94
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $105.08
Curative Administrators COMM $105.08
Aetna OONPOS $105.34
Aetna OONHMO $105.34
Aetna OONPPO $105.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $112.96
Aetna ASAPPO $113.74
Aetna ASAHMO $113.74
Aetna ASAPOS $113.74
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $118.21
United GlobalAppendix $118.21
Averde Health Commercial $118.21
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $131.34
Coventry National First Health COMM $140.01
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $144.48
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $144.48
Beech Street WCOMP $157.61
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $157.61
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $157.61
Independent Medical System COMM $157.61
Coastal Comp COMM $170.75
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $210.15
Beech Street COMMPPO $210.15
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $215.41
Physicians, INC COMM $223.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $223.29
Affiliated PPO COMM $236.42
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $236.42
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 45 minutes at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $274.50 $77.78 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $247.59 $50.96 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $216.61 $43.32 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $274.50 $73.20 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $247.59 $79.48 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $247.59 $127.92 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $216.61 $72.20 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $274.50 $73.20 – $394.97

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