Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration 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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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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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.

$110.47 with BCBS vs $3,039.09 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $110.47
BCBS BAV $121.80
BCBS PPO $152.49
BCBS HMO $152.49
BCBS EPOSOA $152.49
Superior Health Plan CHIP $202.61
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $202.61
Superior Health Plan STARKids $202.61
Superior Health Plan STAR $202.61
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $202.61
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $438.98
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $438.98
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $438.98
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $438.98
Humana HMO $443.46
Humana PPO $443.46
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $472.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $472.75
Cigna CSN $499.76
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $540.28
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $560.54
United OptionsPPO $594.31
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Cigna PPO $641.59
Oscar HIX $658.47
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $800.29
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $800.29
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $810.42
IPA Management Services COMM $844.19
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $861.08
Aetna QHPExchange $894.84
Evry Health BroadNetwork $921.86
Aetna NBPPO $1,083.94
Aetna NBPOS $1,083.94
Aetna NBHMO $1,083.94
Aetna COMMHMO $1,154.86
Aetna COMMPPO $1,154.86
Aetna COMMPOS $1,154.86
BCBS Traditional $1,181.87
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,181.87
Imagine Health PPO $1,181.87
Curative Administrators COMM $1,350.71
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,350.71
Aetna OONHMO $1,354.08
Aetna OONPOS $1,354.08
Aetna OONPPO $1,354.08
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,452.01
Aetna ASAHMO $1,462.14
Aetna ASAPPO $1,462.14
Aetna ASAPOS $1,462.14
Averde Health Commercial $1,519.55
United GlobalAppendix $1,519.55
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,519.55
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,688.38
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,799.82
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,857.22
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,857.22
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,026.06
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,026.06
Independent Medical System COMM $2,026.06
Beech Street WCOMP $2,026.06
Coastal Comp COMM $2,194.90
Beech Street COMMPPO $2,701.42
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,701.42
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,768.95
Physicians, INC COMM $2,870.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,870.25
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,039.09
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $3,039.09

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $628.51 $144.93 – $805.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $669.63 $137.83 – $1,004.45
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $628.51 $110.47 – $805.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $669.63 $174.20 – $1,004.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $669.63 $345.98 – $1,004.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $786.77 $142.57 – $1,180.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $628.51 $144.93 – $805.95

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