Scan duplex aorta/ivc/iliac unilateral/limited 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

$764.10

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.

$764.10

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.

$45.85 with Superior Health Plan vs $903.97 with Humana — 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
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $45.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $45.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $45.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $45.85 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $45.85 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $104.74 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $106.88 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $106.88 ↓ -86%
UTMB MGMCD $106.88 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $108.97 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $108.97 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $108.97 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $108.97 ↓ -86%
United MGMCD $111.15 ↓ -85%
Cigna CSN $113.09 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $117.57 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $117.57 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STAR $117.57 ↓ -85%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $117.57 ↓ -85%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $117.69 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $122.26 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $126.84 ↓ -83%
Humana MCD $133.60 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $134.48 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $145.18 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $149.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $181.09 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $181.09 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $183.38 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $194.85 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $202.49 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $208.60 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPOS $245.28 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $245.28 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPPO $245.28 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $261.32 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $261.32 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $261.32 ↓ -66%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $262.27 ↓ -66%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $267.44 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $267.44 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $267.44 ↓ -65%
BCBS BAV $289.17 ↓ -62%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -61%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $305.64 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $305.64 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $306.40 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $306.40 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $306.40 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $328.56 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $330.86 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $330.86 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $330.86 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $343.85 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $343.85 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $343.85 ↓ -55%
BCBS EPOSOA $362.02 ↓ -53%
BCBS HMO $362.02 ↓ -53%
BCBS PPO $362.02 ↓ -53%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $382.05 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $407.27 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $420.25 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $420.25 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $458.46 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $458.46 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $458.46 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $458.46 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $496.67 ↓ -35%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -35%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -21%
Beech Street COMMPPO $611.28 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $626.56 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $649.49 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $649.49 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $687.69 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $687.69 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $903.97 ↑ +18%
Humana PPO $903.97 ↑ +18%

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