Rmvl perm pm pulse gen 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

$26,712.21

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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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$26,712.21

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 $24,040.99 with Multiplan — 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 ↓ -99%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -98%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,579.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $2,098.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBHMO $2,098.00 ↓ -92%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,229.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,229.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBPPO $2,299.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2,369.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2,369.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2,369.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2,369.00 ↓ -91%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2,369.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,444.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna OONHMO $2,623.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna OONPOS $2,623.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,832.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,832.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna OONPPO $2,876.00 ↓ -89%
Cigna CSN $2,915.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna ASAPPO $3,106.00 ↓ -88%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,158.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $3,739.71 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $3,755.00 ↓ -86%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $4,434.23 ↓ -83%
Texas Health Network MCD $4,609.14 ↓ -83%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -82%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $4,701.35 ↓ -82%
UTMB MGMCD $4,703.20 ↓ -82%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4,938.36 ↓ -82%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -81%
United MGMCD $5,046.73 ↓ -81%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $5,173.52 ↓ -81%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $5,173.52 ↓ -81%
Molina Healthcare STAR $5,173.52 ↓ -81%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $5,173.52 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5,267.58 ↓ -80%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5,267.58 ↓ -80%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5,267.58 ↓ -80%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5,267.58 ↓ -80%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $5,350.00 ↓ -80%
Humana MCD $5,879.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $5,937.32 ↓ -78%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $6,330.79 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $6,330.79 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $6,410.93 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $6,678.05 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS Traditional $9,349.27 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $10,684.88 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $11,486.25 ↓ -57%
Multiplan PRIMARYPPO $11,500.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $12,020.49 ↓ -55%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $12,193.00 ↓ -54%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $12,226.96 ↓ -54%
BCBS BAV $13,831.75 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $14,237.61 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $14,691.72 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $14,691.72 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO $15,818.63 ↓ -41%
BCBS EPOSOA $15,818.63 ↓ -41%
BCBS HMO $15,818.63 ↓ -41%
Independent Medical System COMM $16,027.33 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $16,027.33 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $16,027.33 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $16,027.33 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $17,362.94 ↓ -35%
Oscar HIX $17,551.00 ↓ -34%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $21,369.77 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $21,369.77 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $21,904.01 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $22,705.38 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $22,705.38 ↓ -15%
Curative Administrators COMM $24,035.00 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $24,040.99 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $24,040.99 ↓ -10%

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Rmvl perm pm pulse gen at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $7,028.51 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $6,256.66 $1,287.83 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,286.08 $4,703.20 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $7,028.51 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $6,256.66 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $6,256.66 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,286.08 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $7,028.51 $2,416.00 – $21,045.99

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