Venous mech thrombectomy 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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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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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 $61,447.19 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

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
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
Aetna QHPExchange $2,854.00
Aetna NBHMO $3,791.00
Aetna NBPOS $3,791.00
Aetna COMMPOS $4,027.00
Aetna COMMHMO $4,027.00
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
Aetna NBPPO $4,278.00
Aetna COMMPPO $4,546.00
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Aetna OONHMO $4,739.00
Aetna OONPOS $4,739.00
Aetna ASAHMO $5,119.00
Aetna ASAPOS $5,119.00
Texas Health Network MCD $5,241.66
Aetna OONPPO $5,347.00
UTMB MGMCD $5,348.63
Amerigroup MGMCD $5,616.06
United MGMCD $5,739.30
Aetna ASAPPO $5,777.00
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $5,883.49
Molina Healthcare STAR $5,883.49
Molina Healthcare CHIP $5,883.49
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $5,883.49
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5,990.47
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5,990.47
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5,990.47
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5,990.47
United SmallGroup $6,300.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $6,326.00
Humana MCD $6,685.79
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $6,752.11
BCBS MyBlueHealth $7,926.26
Evry Health BroadNetwork $8,104.00
Curative Administrators COMM $8,778.00
BCBS BAV $8,966.58
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8,987.00
United AllPayerAppendix $9,000.00
Cigna CSN $9,105.00
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $9,558.45
Oscar HIX $9,653.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $9,865.00
BCBS EPOSOA $10,254.59
BCBS HMO $10,254.59
BCBS PPO $10,254.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $11,333.59
Cigna PPO $11,729.00
United OptionsPPO $12,016.34
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $16,181.09
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $16,181.09
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $16,385.92
IPA Management Services COMM $17,068.67
BCBS Traditional $23,896.13
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $27,309.86
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $29,358.10
United GlobalAppendix $30,723.60
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $34,137.33
Coventry National First Health COMM $36,390.39
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $37,551.06
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $37,551.06
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $40,964.80
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $40,964.80
Beech Street WCOMP $40,964.80
Independent Medical System COMM $40,964.80
Coastal Comp COMM $44,378.53
Beech Street COMMPPO $54,619.73
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $54,619.73
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $55,985.22
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $58,033.46
Physicians, INC COMM $58,033.46
Affiliated PPO COMM $61,447.19
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $61,447.19

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Venous mech thrombectomy at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,889.95 $4,908.30 – $27,252.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $5,828.91 $71.00 – $27,252.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $7,107.92 $4,383.22 – $27,252.71

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