Inj acetaminophen -fresenius 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

$40.49

Cash price

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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.

$40.49

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.

$0.05 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $36.44 with Multiplan — 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.05 ↓ -100%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $0.05 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.10 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.10 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.10 ↓ -100%
Cigna CSN $0.15 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.16 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $0.19 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $0.32 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $0.41 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $0.41 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $0.41 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $2.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $2.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $2.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $2.43 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $2.43 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $2.68 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5.26 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5.26 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5.26 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5.26 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5.67 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.67 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $6.72 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $7.13 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $9.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $9.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $9.72 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $10.12 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $10.93 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $12.15 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $12.92 ↓ -68%
Humana PPO $12.92 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $14.17 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $17.41 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $18.22 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $21.58 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $22.27 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $22.27 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $24.29 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $24.29 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $24.29 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $24.29 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $26.32 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $32.39 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $32.39 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $32.39 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $33.20 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $34.42 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $34.42 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $36.44 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $36.44 ↓ -10%

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Inj acetaminophen -fresenius at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $63.40 $0.58 – $0.58
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $34.56 $0.06 – $48.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $34.56 $0.06 – $43.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $34.56 $0.06 – $48.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84

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