Ondansetron hcl (pf) 2 mg/ml 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

$29.48

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.

$29.48

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.

$0.09 with Christus (USFHP) vs $26.53 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $0.09 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.09 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $0.15 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.15 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.15 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1.16 ↓ -96%
BCBS BAV $1.27 ↓ -96%
Humana HMO $1.27 ↓ -96%
Humana PPO $1.27 ↓ -96%
BCBS PPO $1.59 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $1.59 ↓ -95%
BCBS HMO $1.59 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $1.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $1.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $1.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $1.77 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $1.77 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $1.95 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $2.01 ↓ -93%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2.17 ↓ -93%
Cigna PPO $2.59 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $3.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $3.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $3.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $3.83 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $4.13 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $4.13 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $4.89 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $5.19 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $6.99 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $6.99 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $7.08 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $7.37 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $7.96 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $8.84 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $10.32 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $12.68 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $13.27 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $15.71 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $16.21 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $16.21 ↓ -45%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $17.69 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $17.69 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $17.69 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $17.69 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $19.16 ↓ -35%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $23.58 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $23.58 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $23.58 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $24.17 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $25.06 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $25.06 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $26.53 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $26.53 ↓ -10%

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