HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

500 Medical Center Blvd, Webster, TX 77598

389,897 price items Updated: 2026-03-01

About HCA Clear Lake

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is located at 500 Medical Center Blvd in Webster, Texas. The hospital is part of the HCA Healthcare system.

The hospital publishes pricing data for 389,897 items in its machine-readable file, making it one of 33 hospitals tracked in the Houston metro area. The pricing transparency file includes 17 procedures with published prices and 4,205 payer rate entries. The hospital's pricing structure shows identical gross and cash prices across all procedures, with no cash discounts applied. Several common procedures including total knee replacement, screening colonoscopy, and complete blood count show $0 pricing, while imaging services range from $2,022 for chest X-rays to $23,377 for CT scans with contrast.

About This Data

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.

We are not affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.

File last updated: 2026-03-01. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.

If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.

Data quality note: HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake publishes cash prices that match their gross charges, meaning no separate self-pay discount appears in their transparency file. The insured rates shown below are negotiated rates between the hospital and specific insurance plans. Uninsured patients may be able to negotiate lower rates by contacting the hospital's financial assistance department directly.

Published Prices by Procedure

Echocardiogram

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306)	$10,838.48	$10,838.48	$300	$9,754.63

Colonoscopy

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Screening Colonoscopy (45378)	—	N/A	$4,255	$4,255
Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380)	—	N/A	$4,255	$4,255

ER Visit

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283)	$2,771.96	$2,771.96	$460.15	$2,494.76
ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284)	$3,908.71	$3,908.71	$547.22	$3,517.84
ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285)	$5,616.42	$5,616.42	$786.3	$5,054.78

MRI

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551)	$14,794.04	$14,794.04	$887.64	$13,314.64
MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148)	$14,794.04	$14,794.04	$203.12	$2,739

Chest X-ray

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046)	$2,021.67	$2,021.67	$34.42	$34.42

CT Scan

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176)	$18,716.98	$18,716.98	$1,123.02	$16,845.28
CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177)	$23,377.19	$23,377.19	$1,402.63	$21,039.47

Ultrasound

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700)	$9,150.55	$9,150.55	$3,202.69	$3,202.69
Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856)	$6,350.87	$6,350.87	$2,222.8	$2,222.8

Lab Work

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053)	$1,849.7	$1,849.7	$9.61	$141.09
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025)	—	N/A	$32.04	$41.29

C-Section

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Cesarean Delivery (59510)	—	N/A	$4,690	$4,690

Knee Replacement

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Procedure	Gross	Cash Price	Insured Low	Insured High
Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447)	—	N/A	$2,428	$42,583

Pricing Patterns at HCA Clear Lake

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake shows identical gross charges and cash prices across all services, indicating no cash discount from standard rates. Insured patients receive substantial discounts, with some services showing reductions of over 90% from gross charges, such as MRI Brain Without Contrast dropping from $14,794.04 to as low as $887.64 for insured patients. Several services including Total Knee Replacement, Screening Colonoscopy, and Complete Blood Count show $0 gross and cash charges, with costs only applying to insured patients.

HCA Clear Lake vs Houston Hospitals

How HCA Clear Lake's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the Houston area with published prices for each procedure.

Procedure	HCA Clear Lake	Houston Median	Houston Range	vs Median
Echocardiogram 33 hospitals	$10,838.48	$2,651.25	$526.13–$19,964.77	309% above median
ER Visit 33 hospitals	$2,771.96	$962.15	$265.69–$5,367.34	188% above median
MRI 33 hospitals	$14,794.04	$1,647.8	$231.94–$26,483.22	798% above median
Chest X-ray 33 hospitals	$2,021.67	$572.25	$84.49–$2,728	253% above median
CT Scan 33 hospitals	$18,716.98	$5,658.8	$231.94–$32,859.53	231% above median
Ultrasound 33 hospitals	$6,350.87	$1,009.04	$102.04–$6,350.87	529% above median
Lab Work 33 hospitals	$1,849.7	$93.8	$10.56–$3,364	1872% above median

"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across Houston hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.

Understanding the Columns

Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.

Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.

Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.

About Facility Fees

Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.

Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.

For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.

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Data Source

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HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

File updated: 2026-03-01 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13

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