St evaluation swallow function 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.

$30.74 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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 STARKids $30.74
Superior Health Plan STAR $30.74
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $30.74
Superior Health Plan CHIP $30.74
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $30.74
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $66.61
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $66.61
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $66.61
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $66.61
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $71.73
Amerigroup MGMCD $71.73
Oscar MGMCR $83.32
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $84.69
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $84.69
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $85.02
Devoted Health MGMCR $85.02
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $85.02
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $85.02
BCBS MCRPPO $85.02
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $85.02
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $85.02
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $85.02
Amerigroup DualEligible $85.02
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $85.02
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $85.02
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $85.02
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $85.02
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $85.02
CHC Harris Health Indigent $85.02
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $85.02
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $85.05
WellMed MGMCR $85.45
Aetna MCR $85.74
Van Lang IPA MCR $85.87
United MCR $86.72
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $87.57
WellCare PFFS $87.57
WellCare MCRHMO $87.57
WellCare POS $87.57
WellCare SNP $87.57
WellCare PPO $87.57
American Health Plan MGMCR $89.27
Shared Health MGMCR $89.27
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $89.27
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $89.27
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $89.27
Superior Health Plan PFFS $89.27
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $89.27
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $89.27
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $89.27
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $90.12
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $90.12
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $90.12
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $90.12
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $90.12
Molina MGMCR $92.67
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $97.77
Oscar HIX $99.91
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $102.02
United OptionsPPO $103.50
Verda Health Plan MCR $110.53
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $121.43
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $121.43
Humana PPO $121.65
Humana HMO $121.65
Community Health Choice HIX $123.28
Superior ValueHMO $123.28
IPA Management Services COMM $128.09
Superior HMO $131.78
Superior EPO $131.78
Aetna QHPExchange $135.78
UTMB MGMCR $138.58
Aetna NBPOS $164.47
Aetna NBHMO $164.47
Aetna NBPPO $164.47
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $168.34
BCBS MyBlueHealth $173.72
Aetna COMMPOS $175.23
Aetna COMMHMO $175.23
Aetna COMMPPO $175.23
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $178.54
BCBS Traditional $179.33
Molina Healthcare HIX $182.79
BCBS BAV $191.54
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $192.23
Aetna OONPPO $205.46
Aetna OONHMO $205.46
Aetna OONPOS $205.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $220.31
Aetna ASAPOS $221.85
Aetna ASAHMO $221.85
Aetna ASAPPO $221.85
United GlobalAppendix $230.56
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $230.56
BCBS PPO $239.80
BCBS HMO $239.80
BCBS EPOSOA $239.80
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $256.18
Coventry National First Health COMM $273.09
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $281.80
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $281.80
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $307.42
Independent Medical System COMM $307.42
Beech Street WCOMP $307.42
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $307.42
Coastal Comp COMM $333.03
Beech Street COMMPPO $409.89
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $409.89
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $420.14
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $435.51
Physicians, INC COMM $435.51
Affiliated PPO COMM $461.12
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $461.12
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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