Pt application of modality traction mechanical 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 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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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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$12.51 with Oscar 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
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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
Oscar MGMCR $12.51
Amerigroup DualEligible $12.77
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $12.77
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $12.77
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.77
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $12.77
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $12.77
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $12.77
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $12.77
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $12.77
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $12.77
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $12.77
BCBS MCRPPO $12.77
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $12.77
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.77
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $12.77
CHC Harris Health Indigent $12.77
WellMed MGMCR $12.83
Aetna MCR $12.88
Van Lang IPA MCR $12.90
United MCR $13.02
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $13.15
WellCare POS $13.15
WellCare PFFS $13.15
WellCare MCRHMO $13.15
WellCare PPO $13.15
WellCare SNP $13.15
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $13.41
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $13.41
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $13.41
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $13.41
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $13.41
Superior Health Plan PFFS $13.41
American Health Plan MGMCR $13.41
Shared Health MGMCR $13.41
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $13.41
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $13.54
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $13.54
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $13.54
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $13.54
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $13.54
Molina MGMCR $13.92
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $14.49
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $14.49
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $14.68
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $15.32
Verda Health Plan MCR $16.60
Superior ValueHMO $18.52
Community Health Choice HIX $18.52
Superior Health Plan STAR $18.69
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $18.69
Superior Health Plan STARKids $18.69
Superior Health Plan CHIP $18.69
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $18.69
Superior HMO $19.79
Superior EPO $19.79
UTMB MGMCR $20.81
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $25.28
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $26.81
Molina Healthcare HIX $27.45
BCBS MyBlueHealth $35.43
BCBS BAV $39.06
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $40.49
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $40.49
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $40.49
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $40.49
Aetna QHPExchange $42.29
Amerigroup MGMCD $43.61
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $43.61
BCBS HMO $48.90
BCBS PPO $48.90
BCBS EPOSOA $48.90
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $51.71
Aetna NBHMO $56.18
Aetna NBPPO $56.18
Aetna NBPOS $56.18
Aetna COMMPPO $59.58
Aetna COMMPOS $59.58
Aetna COMMHMO $59.58
Oscar HIX $60.74
United OptionsPPO $62.92
Aetna OONHMO $70.25
Aetna OONPPO $70.25
Aetna OONPOS $70.25
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $73.82
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $73.82
Aetna ASAPOS $75.80
Aetna ASAPPO $75.80
Aetna ASAHMO $75.80
BCBS Traditional $109.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $133.94
United GlobalAppendix $140.17
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $140.17
Humana PPO $143.08
Humana HMO $143.08
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $155.74
Coventry National First Health COMM $166.02
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $171.31
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $171.31
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $186.89
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $186.89
Beech Street WCOMP $186.89
Independent Medical System COMM $186.89
Coastal Comp COMM $202.46
Beech Street COMMPPO $249.18
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $249.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $255.41
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $264.76
Physicians, INC COMM $264.76
Affiliated PPO COMM $280.33
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $280.33
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $86.94 $24.63 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $123.04 $25.33 – $184.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $114.88 $22.98 – $149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $86.94 $23.18 – $134.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $123.04 $39.50 – $184.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $123.04 $42.96 – $253.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $114.88 $38.29 – $172.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $86.94 $23.18 – $134.00

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