Inj vancomycin (xellia) 10mg 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

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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.

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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.

$0.21 with United vs $59.55 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
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.21
United AllPayerAppendix $0.21
United SmallGroup $0.21
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.29
Cigna CSN $0.31
BCBS BAV $0.32
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.34
BCBS HMO $0.41
BCBS EPOSOA $0.41
Cigna PPO $0.41
BCBS PPO $0.41
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $3.97
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $3.97
Superior Health Plan CHIP $3.97
Superior Health Plan STARKids $3.97
Superior Health Plan STAR $3.97
Aetna MCR $4.39
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $8.60
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $8.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $8.60
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $8.60
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $9.26
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.26
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $10.98
United OptionsPPO $11.65
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $15.68
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $15.68
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $15.88
IPA Management Services COMM $16.54
Molina Healthcare HIX $17.87
CHC Harris Health Indigent $19.85
Humana HMO $21.11
Humana PPO $21.11
BCBS Traditional $23.16
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $26.47
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $28.45
United GlobalAppendix $29.78
Coventry National First Health COMM $35.27
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $36.39
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $36.39
Beech Street WCOMP $39.70
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $39.70
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $39.70
Independent Medical System COMM $39.70
Coastal Comp COMM $43.01
Beech Street COMMPPO $52.94
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $52.94
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $52.94
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $54.26
Physicians, INC COMM $56.24
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $56.24
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $59.55
Affiliated PPO COMM $59.55

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Inj vancomycin (xellia) 10mg at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $13.80 $0.18 – $19.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $13.80 $0.18 – $20.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $13.80 $0.18 – $17.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $13.80 $0.18 – $19.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $13.80 $0.18 – $20.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $13.80 $0.18 – $20.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $13.80 $0.18 – $20.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $13.80 $0.18 – $19.55

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