Sinus/juglr venogram s&i 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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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.

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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.

$123.13 with Texas Health Network vs $10,115.17 with BCBS — 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 $123.13
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $125.64
Amerigroup MGMCD $125.64
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $125.64
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $125.64
UTMB MGMCD $125.64
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $126.30
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $126.30
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $126.30
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $126.30
United MGMCD $128.83
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $136.40
Molina Healthcare STAR $138.20
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $138.20
Molina Healthcare CHIP $138.20
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $138.20
Humana MCD $157.05
Cigna CSN $265.29
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $287.11
Cigna PPO $341.29
Aetna QHPExchange $433.93
Aetna NBPPO $576.74
Aetna NBPOS $576.74
Aetna NBHMO $576.74
Aetna COMMHMO $613.51
Aetna COMMPOS $613.51
Aetna COMMPPO $613.51
Aetna OONPPO $721.38
Aetna OONHMO $721.38
Aetna OONPOS $721.38
Aetna ASAHMO $779.61
Aetna ASAPOS $779.61
Aetna ASAPPO $779.61
Humana PPO $1,546.15
Humana HMO $1,546.15
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,877.45
BCBS BAV $5,265.43
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,437.15
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74
United SmallGroup $6,438.74
BCBS HMO $9,422.35
BCBS EPOSOA $9,782.62
BCBS PPO $10,115.17

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Sinus/juglr venogram s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,052.67 $125.64 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,052.67 $422.51 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,855.99 $125.64 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,052.67 $125.64 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,052.67 $134.43 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,052.67 $125.64 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,855.99 $125.64 – $7,896.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,052.67 $125.64 – $7,896.23

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