Test stress cardiovascular tracing only 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

$6,073.18

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.

$6,073.18

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $5,465.86 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -95%
Humana HMO $318.50 ↓ -95%
Humana PPO $318.50 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $364.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $364.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $364.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $364.39 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $364.39 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $592.25 ↓ -90%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -90%
BCBS BAV $653.00 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $789.51 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $789.51 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $789.51 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $789.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS HMO $817.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $817.51 ↓ -87%
BCBS EPOSOA $817.51 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $850.25 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $850.25 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $898.83 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $971.71 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,008.15 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,068.88 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $1,153.90 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $1,184.27 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,439.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,439.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,457.56 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,518.30 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,548.66 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,609.39 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,657.98 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $1,949.49 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $1,949.49 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $1,949.49 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,077.03 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,077.03 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,077.03 ↓ -66%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,125.61 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,125.61 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,125.61 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,429.27 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,429.27 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $2,435.35 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $2,435.35 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $2,435.35 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,611.47 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,629.69 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,629.69 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,629.69 ↓ -57%
Averde Health Commercial $2,732.93 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $2,732.93 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,732.93 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $3,036.59 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,237.00 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,340.25 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,340.25 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,643.91 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,643.91 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,643.91 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,643.91 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,947.57 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $4,858.54 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,858.54 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,980.01 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,162.20 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,162.20 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,465.86 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,465.86 ↓ -10%

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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $2,010.11 $974.44 – $974.44
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,251.88 $206.06 – $1,564.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,497.34 $308.20 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,281.95 $206.06 – $1,602.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,251.88 $206.06 – $1,564.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,497.34 $206.06 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,497.34 $773.63 – $2,246.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,281.95 $206.06 – $1,922.92

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