X-ray pelvis 1-2 views 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

$2,390.73

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$2,390.73

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.

$27.50 with Texas Health Network vs $2,151.66 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 $27.50 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $28.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $28.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $28.06 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $28.06 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $28.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $28.06 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $28.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $28.06 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $28.06 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $28.62 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $30.30 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $30.87 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $30.87 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $30.87 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $30.87 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $35.07 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $71.37 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $77.23 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $91.81 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $115.26 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $143.44 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $143.44 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $143.44 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $143.44 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $143.44 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $153.19 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $153.19 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $153.19 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $162.96 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $162.96 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $162.96 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONPPO $191.62 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $191.62 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONHMO $191.62 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $197.26 ↓ -92%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $207.04 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $207.08 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAHMO $207.08 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPPO $207.08 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $212.95 ↓ -91%
United SmallGroup $245.18 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $381.07 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $395.64 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $396.86 ↓ -83%
Humana HMO $402.96 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $402.96 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $409.09 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $420.77 ↓ -82%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $573.78 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $597.68 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $609.64 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $652.67 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $836.76 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $836.76 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $836.76 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $956.29 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $956.29 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,028.01 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,075.83 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $1,075.83 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,075.83 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $1,195.37 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,274.26 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,314.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,314.90 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,434.44 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,434.44 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $1,434.44 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,434.44 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,553.97 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,912.58 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $1,912.58 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,960.40 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,032.12 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,032.12 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $2,151.66 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,151.66 ↓ -10%

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X-ray pelvis 1-2 views at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $465.62 $431.51 – $431.51
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $270.84 $28.06 – $338.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $319.22 $65.71 – $478.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $440.66 $28.06 – $550.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $270.84 $28.06 – $338.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $319.22 $30.02 – $478.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $319.22 $28.06 – $478.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $440.66 $28.06 – $660.99

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