Scan duplex extracranial arteries unilateral/limited study 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

$6,354.34

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.

$6,354.34

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.

$104.74 with Texas Health Network vs $5,718.91 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 Health Network MCD $104.74 ↓ -98%
UTMB MGMCD $106.88 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $106.88 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $106.88 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $108.97 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $108.97 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $108.97 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $108.97 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $111.15 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $117.57 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $117.57 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $117.57 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $117.57 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $117.69 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $133.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $247.08 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $272.42 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $341.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $341.06 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $341.06 ↓ -95%
Cigna CSN $364.82 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $381.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $381.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $381.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $381.26 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $381.26 ↓ -94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $394.82 ↓ -94%
Cigna PPO $469.33 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -92%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $986.18 ↓ -84%
Humana PPO $986.18 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,054.82 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $1,239.10 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,283.58 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,505.98 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,505.98 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,588.59 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,620.36 ↓ -74%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,683.90 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,734.73 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $2,039.74 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $2,039.74 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $2,039.74 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,173.18 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,173.18 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,173.18 ↓ -66%
BCBS Traditional $2,224.02 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,224.02 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,541.74 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,541.74 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $2,548.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $2,548.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $2,548.09 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,732.37 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,751.43 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,751.43 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,751.43 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,859.45 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,859.45 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,859.45 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $3,177.17 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,386.86 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,494.89 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,494.89 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,812.60 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,812.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,812.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,812.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,130.32 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,083.47 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $5,083.47 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,210.56 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,401.19 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,401.19 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,718.91 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,718.91 ↓ -10%

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