Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl at Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
18300 St John Drive, Nassau Bay, TX · Houstonmethodist · · NPI 1952723967
$11,158.50
Cash price 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$22,317.00
Gross charge 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.
$2,803.55 with Bcbs vs $21,356.54 with Molina Healthcare — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Bcbs | Blue Advantage Exchange | $2,803.55 | ↓ -75% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $6,856.00 | ↓ -39% |
| Aetna | New Business Discount Other Commercial Plan | $7,316.00 | ↓ -34% |
| Aetna | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $7,542.00 | ↓ -32% |
| Bcbs | All Commercial Plans | $9,860.77 | ↓ -12% |
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $10,678.27 | ↓ -4% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $10,838.45 | ↓ -3% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $10,891.84 | ↓ -2% |
| Cigna | Texas Healthspring Medicare Managed Care - Hmo/Ppo | $10,998.62 | ↓ -1% |
| Molina Healthcare | Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan | $11,212.19 | ↑ +0% |
| Community Health Choice | D-Snp Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $11,425.75 | ↑ +2% |
| Procare Advantage | Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $11,746.10 | ↑ +5% |
| Community Health Choice | Silver & Gold Exchange | $17,405.58 | ↑ +56% |
| Optum Health | Transplant Medicare Managed Care Plan | $20,822.63 | ↑ +87% |
| Molina Healthcare | Exchange | $21,356.54 | ↑ +91% |
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Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $7,553.70 | $2,140.22 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $7,931.39 | $71.00 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $6,867.00 | $71.00 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $7,553.70 | $2,014.32 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $7,931.39 | $85.00 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $7,931.39 | $4,097.88 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $6,867.00 | $71.00 – $25,500.18 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $7,553.70 | $2,014.32 – $25,500.18 |