Meropenem 1 gram intravenous solution at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline

600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1689641680

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$46.64

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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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$233.22

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.

$0.43 with United Healthcare vs $51.65 with Triwest — 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
United Healthcare All Payer $0.43 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare HIX $0.43 ↓ -99%
Aetna MM $0.62 ↓ -99%
Aetna New Business $0.70 ↓ -98%
Aetna POS $0.78 ↓ -98%
Aetna PPO $0.78 ↓ -98%
Aetna HMO $0.78 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $1.22 ↓ -97%
Humana Choicecare $2.65 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $5.50 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $6.63 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $7.03 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $7.16 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Chip KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Star KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Superior Chip KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Superior Foster Care KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Superior Star KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Kids KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $7.29 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $7.82 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $7.90 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $7.90 ↓ -83%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $9.11 ↓ -80%
Christus Health HIX $12.76 ↓ -73%
Molina Star Plus KM $18.23 ↓ -61%
Molina Chip KM $18.23 ↓ -61%
Molina Star KM $18.23 ↓ -61%
Amerigroup MM $24.30 ↓ -48%
Imperial Health Plan MM $24.30 ↓ -48%
Cigna New Business $24.30 ↓ -48%
Healthcare Highways PPO $27.34 ↓ -41%
Devoted Health Plan MM $30.38 ↓ -35%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $36.46 ↓ -22%
First Health PPO $39.50 ↓ -15%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $39.50 ↓ -15%
Phcs PPO $42.53 ↓ -9%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $42.53 ↓ -9%
Multiplan PPO $42.53 ↓ -9%
Beech Street PPO $45.57 ↓ -2%
HealthSmart PPO $48.61 ↑ +4%
Health Management Network PPO $48.61 ↑ +4%
Provider Select PPO $48.61 ↑ +4%
Triwest VA MM $51.65 ↑ +11%

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