Ultrasound breast complete 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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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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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.

$100.85 with Texas Health Network vs $2,543.07 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 Health Network MCD $100.85
Amerigroup MGMCD $102.91
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $102.91
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $102.91
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $102.91
UTMB MGMCD $102.91
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $103.91
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $103.91
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $103.91
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $103.91
United MGMCD $105.99
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $112.22
Molina Healthcare CHIP $113.20
Molina Healthcare STAR $113.20
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $113.20
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $113.20
Humana MCD $128.64
Superior Health Plan CHIP $169.54
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $169.54
Superior Health Plan STARKids $169.54
Superior Health Plan STAR $169.54
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $169.54
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04
BCBS BAV $212.95
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $213.00
United SmallGroup $245.18
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS HMO $381.07
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64
BCBS PPO $409.09
Aetna QHPExchange $412.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $469.05
United OptionsPPO $497.31
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Aetna NBPPO $547.66
Aetna NBHMO $547.66
Aetna NBPOS $547.66
Aetna COMMHMO $582.58
Aetna COMMPPO $582.58
Aetna COMMPOS $582.58
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $678.15
Aetna OONHMO $685.01
Aetna OONPOS $685.01
Aetna OONPPO $685.01
IPA Management Services COMM $706.41
Aetna ASAHMO $740.30
Aetna ASAPPO $740.30
Aetna ASAPOS $740.30
Evry Health BroadNetwork $771.40
Humana PPO $901.66
Humana HMO $901.66
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $988.97
Imagine Health PPO $988.97
BCBS Traditional $988.97
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,130.25
Curative Administrators COMM $1,130.25
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,215.02
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,271.53
Averde Health Commercial $1,271.53
United GlobalAppendix $1,271.53
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,412.82
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,506.06
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,554.10
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,554.10
Independent Medical System COMM $1,695.38
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,695.38
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,695.38
Beech Street WCOMP $1,695.38
Coastal Comp COMM $1,836.66
Beech Street COMMPPO $2,260.50
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,260.50
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,317.02
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,401.79
Physicians, INC COMM $2,401.79
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,543.07
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $2,543.07

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Ultrasound breast complete at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $442.26 $99.77 – $552.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $442.26 $91.03 – $663.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $386.64 $99.77 – $483.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $442.26 $99.77 – $552.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $442.26 $99.77 – $663.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $442.26 $102.91 – $663.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $386.64 $99.77 – $579.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $442.26 $99.77 – $552.83

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