Vaccine menigococcal serogroups a/c/w/y quadrivalent tetanus toxoid(menacwy-tt) im 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

$250.28

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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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$250.28

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.

$15.02 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.94 with Cigna — 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 CHIP $15.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $15.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $15.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $15.02 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $15.02 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $16.59 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $32.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $32.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $32.54 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $32.54 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $35.04 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $35.04 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $41.55 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $44.05 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $59.32 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $59.32 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $60.07 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $67.58 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $75.08 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $79.86 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $79.86 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $87.60 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $100.11 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $107.62 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $112.63 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $133.40 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $137.65 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $137.65 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $150.17 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $150.17 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $150.17 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $150.17 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $162.68 ↓ -35%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $166.76 ↓ -33%
BCBS BAV $183.77 ↓ -27%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $200.22 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $200.22 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $205.23 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $212.74 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $212.74 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $225.25 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $225.25 ↓ -10%
BCBS EPOSOA $229.72 ↓ -8%
BCBS PPO $229.72 ↓ -8%
BCBS HMO $229.72 ↓ -8%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $350.43 ↑ +40%
United SmallGroup $350.43 ↑ +40%
United AllPayerAppendix $350.43 ↑ +40%
Cigna CSN $466.12 ↑ +86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $504.64 ↑ +102%
Cigna PPO $600.94 ↑ +140%

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Vaccine menigococcal serogroups a/c/w/y quadrivalent tetanus toxoid(menacwy-tt) im at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $589.64 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $366.29 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $1,273.35 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $737.50 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $356.05 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $646.00 $166.76 – $466.12
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON $591.95 $166.76 – $466.12
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview $126.00 $315.65 – $315.65

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