Inj calcitriol per 0.1 mcg 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

$196.18

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$196.18

Gross charge

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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.

$1.47 with BCBS vs $176.56 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1.47 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $1.62 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $1.96 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $1.96 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.96 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $2.03 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $2.03 ↓ -99%
BCBS EPOSOA $2.03 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $2.44 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2.65 ↓ -99%
Cigna PPO $3.15 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $5.45 ↓ -97%
Humana HMO $5.45 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STAR $11.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $11.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $11.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $11.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $11.77 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $13.01 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $25.50 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $25.50 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $25.50 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $25.50 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $27.47 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $27.47 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $32.57 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $34.53 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $46.49 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $46.49 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $47.08 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $49.05 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $52.97 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $58.85 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $68.66 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $78.47 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $84.36 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $88.28 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $104.56 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $107.90 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $107.90 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $117.71 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $117.71 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $117.71 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $117.71 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $127.52 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $156.94 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $156.94 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $156.94 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $160.87 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $166.75 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $166.75 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $176.56 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $176.56 ↓ -10%

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Inj calcitriol per 0.1 mcg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $35.82 $7.65 – $38.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $35.82 $5.56 – $40.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $35.82 $5.40 – $33.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $35.82 $7.20 – $38.26
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $35.82 $8.67 – $40.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $35.82 $13.95 – $40.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $35.82 $9.00 – $40.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $35.82 $7.20 – $38.26

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