Testicular imaging w/vasc flow 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

$8,363.11

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.

$8,363.11

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.

$196.15 with Texas Health Network vs $7,526.80 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 $196.15 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $200.15 ↓ -98%
UTMB MGMCD $200.15 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $200.15 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $200.15 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $200.15 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $208.16 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $208.16 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $208.16 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $208.16 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $212.32 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $220.17 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $220.17 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $220.17 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $220.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $224.81 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $250.19 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $321.59 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $347.17 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $501.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $501.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $501.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $501.79 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $501.79 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
BCBS HMO $621.25 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $645.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $666.93 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $716.53 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $848.52 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -90%
Aetna QHPExchange $998.85 ↓ -88%
Aetna NBPPO $1,327.56 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBHMO $1,327.56 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBPOS $1,327.56 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,388.28 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,412.21 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,412.21 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,412.21 ↓ -83%
Aetna OONPOS $1,660.51 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONPPO $1,660.51 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONHMO $1,660.51 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $1,689.35 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,794.54 ↓ -79%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,794.54 ↓ -79%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,794.54 ↓ -79%
IPA Management Services COMM $2,090.78 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,132.59 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,283.13 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $2,668.67 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $2,668.67 ↓ -68%
Imagine Health PPO $2,927.09 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,927.09 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,345.24 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,345.24 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,596.14 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,763.40 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $3,763.40 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,763.40 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $4,181.56 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,457.54 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,599.71 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,599.71 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $5,017.87 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,017.87 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,017.87 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,017.87 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,436.02 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $6,690.49 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $6,690.49 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,857.75 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,108.64 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,108.64 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $7,526.80 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,526.80 ↓ -10%

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Testicular imaging w/vasc flow at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $449.57 $195.14 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $842.56 $173.43 – $1,263.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,200.74 $195.14 – $1,500.93
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $449.57 $195.14 – $1,021.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $842.56 $208.80 – $1,263.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $842.56 $195.14 – $1,263.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,200.74 $195.14 – $1,801.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $449.57 $195.14 – $1,021.72

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