Ther nma rdctj intus/obstrcj 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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $1,869.26 with Humana — 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 $171.56
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06
UTMB MGMCD $175.06
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34
United MGMCD $183.95
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77
Humana MCD $218.82
BCBS MyBlueHealth $232.78
BCBS BAV $251.29
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
United SmallGroup $401.74
BCBS HMO $449.68
BCBS EPOSOA $466.88
BCBS PPO $482.75
Cigna CSN $575.04
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $622.32
Cigna PPO $739.77
Aetna QHPExchange $965.71
Aetna NBPOS $1,283.52
Aetna NBPPO $1,283.52
Aetna NBHMO $1,283.52
Aetna COMMPPO $1,365.36
Aetna COMMPOS $1,365.36
Aetna COMMHMO $1,365.36
Aetna OONHMO $1,605.43
Aetna OONPOS $1,605.43
Aetna OONPPO $1,605.43
Aetna ASAPPO $1,735.01
Aetna ASAPOS $1,735.01
Aetna ASAHMO $1,735.01
Humana HMO $1,869.26
Humana PPO $1,869.26

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $232.32 $139.39 – $455.16
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $635.54 $175.06 – $953.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $538.88 $167.39 – $808.33
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