Warde 1003990 aldosterone 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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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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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.

$33.55 with Texas Health Network vs $1,721.93 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 $33.55
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $34.23
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $34.23
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $34.23
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $34.23
UTMB MGMCD $34.23
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $34.23
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $34.23
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $34.23
Amerigroup MGMCD $34.23
United MGMCD $34.91
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $36.97
Molina Healthcare CHIP $37.65
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $37.65
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $37.65
Molina Healthcare STAR $37.65
Oscar MGMCR $39.94
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $40.75
Devoted Health MGMCR $40.75
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $40.75
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $40.75
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $40.75
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $40.75
United AllPayerAppendix $40.75
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $40.75
United SmallGroup $40.75
Amerigroup DualEligible $40.75
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $40.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $40.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $40.75
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $40.75
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $40.75
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $40.75
BCBS MCRPPO $40.75
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $40.75
CHC Harris Health Indigent $40.75
WellMed MGMCR $40.95
Aetna MCR $41.10
Van Lang IPA MCR $41.16
United MCR $41.56
WellCare SNP $41.97
WellCare PPO $41.97
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $41.97
WellCare POS $41.97
WellCare PFFS $41.97
WellCare MCRHMO $41.97
Humana MCD $42.79
American Health Plan MGMCR $42.79
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $42.79
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $42.79
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $42.79
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $42.79
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $42.79
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $42.79
Superior Health Plan PFFS $42.79
Shared Health MGMCR $42.79
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $43.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $43.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $43.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $43.20
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $43.20
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $44.10
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $44.10
Molina MGMCR $44.42
Kindred Hospital MGMCR $46.86
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $48.90
Verda Health Plan MCR $52.98
Community Health Choice HIX $59.09
Superior ValueHMO $59.09
Superior HMO $63.16
Superior EPO $63.16
UTMB MGMCR $66.42
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $80.69
BCBS MyBlueHealth $82.31
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $85.58
Molina Healthcare HIX $87.61
BCBS BAV $90.87
BCBS HMO $113.69
Superior Health Plan CHIP $114.80
Superior Health Plan STAR $114.80
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $114.80
Superior Health Plan STARKids $114.80
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $114.80
Oscar HIX $117.77
BCBS EPOSOA $121.84
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $122.26
BCBS PPO $129.99
Aetna QHPExchange $149.28
Cigna CSN $167.27
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $181.17
Aetna NBHMO $198.52
Aetna NBPOS $198.52
Aetna NBPPO $198.52
Aetna COMMPPO $210.91
Aetna COMMPOS $210.91
Aetna COMMHMO $210.91
Cigna PPO $215.56
Aetna OONPPO $247.76
Aetna OONPOS $247.76
Aetna OONHMO $247.76
Aetna ASAPPO $267.89
Aetna ASAHMO $267.89
Aetna ASAPOS $267.89
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $317.60
United OptionsPPO $365.82
IPA Management Services COMM $478.31
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $498.84
Evry Health BroadNetwork $522.32
Humana HMO $544.35
Humana PPO $544.35
Imagine Health PPO $669.64
BCBS Traditional $669.64
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $727.48
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $822.70
Averde Health Commercial $860.97
United GlobalAppendix $860.97
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $860.97
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $956.63
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,019.77
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,052.29
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,052.29
Independent Medical System COMM $1,147.96
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,147.96
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,147.96
Beech Street WCOMP $1,147.96
Coastal Comp COMM $1,243.62
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,530.61
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,530.61
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,568.87
Physicians, INC COMM $1,626.27
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,626.27
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $1,721.93
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,721.93
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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