X-ray temporomandibular joint open/closed mouth bilateral 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

$6,660.78

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$6,660.78

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.

$52.07 with Texas Health Network vs $5,994.70 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 $52.07 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $53.13 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $53.13 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.13 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $53.13 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $53.13 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $53.13 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $53.13 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $53.13 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $53.13 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $54.19 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $57.38 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $58.44 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $58.44 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $58.44 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $58.44 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $66.41 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $151.48 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $151.64 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $163.93 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $194.87 ↓ -97%
Aetna QHPExchange $250.70 ↓ -96%
BCBS HMO $271.35 ↓ -96%
BCBS EPOSOA $281.73 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $291.31 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBHMO $333.21 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPPO $333.21 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBPOS $333.21 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPOS $354.45 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMPPO $354.45 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMMHMO $354.45 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $399.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $399.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $399.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $399.65 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $399.65 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONHMO $416.78 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPPO $416.78 ↓ -94%
Aetna OONPOS $416.78 ↓ -94%
Aetna ASAHMO $450.42 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAPOS $450.42 ↓ -93%
Aetna ASAPPO $450.42 ↓ -93%
Humana PPO $607.94 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $607.94 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,105.69 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,172.30 ↓ -82%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,598.59 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $1,665.19 ↓ -75%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,698.50 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,818.39 ↓ -73%
BCBS Traditional $2,331.27 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,331.27 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,331.27 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,664.31 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,664.31 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,864.14 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,997.35 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,997.35 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,997.35 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $3,330.39 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,550.20 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,663.43 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,663.43 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,996.47 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,996.47 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,996.47 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,996.47 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,329.51 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,328.62 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $5,328.62 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,461.84 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,661.66 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,661.66 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,994.70 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,994.70 ↓ -10%

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X-ray temporomandibular joint open/closed mouth bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $706.38 $307.27 – $307.27
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $477.80 $53.13 – $597.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $268.76 $55.32 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $277.69 $53.13 – $347.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $477.80 $53.13 – $597.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $268.76 $56.85 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $268.76 $53.13 – $403.15
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $277.69 $53.13 – $416.54

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