Methylnaltrexone 12 mg/0.6 ml subcutaneous injection (wrapper) 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

$688.34

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$688.34

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.

$1.88 with BCBS vs $619.51 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 $1.88 ↓ -100%
BCBS BAV $2.07 ↓ -100%
BCBS HMO $2.59 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $2.59 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $2.59 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $3.47 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $3.47 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.47 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $3.51 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.80 ↓ -99%
Cigna PPO $4.52 ↓ -99%
Humana PPO $7.79 ↓ -99%
Humana HMO $7.79 ↓ -99%
Superior Health Plan STAR $41.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $41.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $41.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $41.30 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $41.30 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $45.64 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $89.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $89.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $89.48 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $89.48 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $96.37 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $96.37 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $114.26 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $121.15 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $163.14 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $163.14 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $165.20 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $172.09 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $185.85 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $206.50 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $240.92 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $275.34 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $295.99 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $309.75 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $366.89 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $378.59 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $378.59 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $413.00 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $413.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $413.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $413.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $447.42 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $550.67 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $550.67 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $550.67 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $564.44 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $585.09 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $585.09 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $619.51 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $619.51 ↓ -10%

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