Scan duplex lower extremity arteries unilateral/limited study left 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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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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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 $2,222.11 with Affiliated PPO — 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
UTMB MGMCD $106.88
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $106.88
Amerigroup MGMCD $106.88
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $108.97
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $108.97
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $108.97
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $108.97
United MGMCD $111.15
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $117.57
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $117.57
Molina Healthcare CHIP $117.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $117.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $117.69
Humana MCD $133.60
Superior Health Plan STARKids $148.14
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $148.14
Superior Health Plan STAR $148.14
Superior Health Plan CHIP $148.14
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $148.14
BCBS MyBlueHealth $263.11
BCBS BAV $290.10
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS EPOSOA $363.18
BCBS PPO $363.18
BCBS HMO $363.18
Cigna CSN $365.41
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $395.04
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $409.86
United OptionsPPO $434.55
Cigna PPO $469.11
Oscar HIX $481.46
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $585.16
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $585.16
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $592.56
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
IPA Management Services COMM $617.25
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $629.60
Aetna QHPExchange $654.29
Evry Health BroadNetwork $674.04
Aetna NBPPO $792.55
Aetna NBHMO $792.55
Aetna NBPOS $792.55
Aetna COMMPOS $844.40
Aetna COMMHMO $844.40
Aetna COMMPPO $844.40
BCBS Traditional $864.15
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $864.15
Imagine Health PPO $864.15
Curative Administrators COMM $987.60
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $987.60
Aetna OONPOS $990.07
Aetna OONHMO $990.07
Aetna OONPPO $990.07
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,061.67
Aetna ASAPOS $1,069.08
Aetna ASAHMO $1,069.08
Aetna ASAPPO $1,069.08
United GlobalAppendix $1,111.05
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,111.05
Averde Health Commercial $1,111.05
Humana HMO $1,206.01
Humana PPO $1,206.01
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,234.51
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,315.98
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,357.96
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,357.96
Beech Street WCOMP $1,481.41
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,481.41
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,481.41
Independent Medical System COMM $1,481.41
Coastal Comp COMM $1,604.86
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,975.21
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,975.21
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,024.59
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,098.66
Physicians, INC COMM $2,098.66
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $2,222.11
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,222.11

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $564.17 $99.77 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $564.17 $106.34 – $846.25
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