Sodium thiosulfate 12.5 gram/50 ml (250 mg/ml) intravenous solution at HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE
225 E PARKWOOD AVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1063466035
$339.44
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$339.44
Gross charge 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.
$1.45 with United vs $305.50 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | AllPayerAppendix | $1.45 | ↓ -100% |
| United | SmallGroup | $1.45 | ↓ -100% |
| United | NarrowNetworkIndivExchange | $1.45 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | MyBlueHealth | $1.53 | ↓ -100% |
| BCBS | BAV | $1.68 | ↓ -100% |
| Cigna | CSN | $1.98 | ↓ -99% |
| BCBS | EPOSOA | $2.11 | ↓ -99% |
| BCBS | PPO | $2.11 | ↓ -99% |
| BCBS | HMO | $2.11 | ↓ -99% |
| Cigna | OpenAccessPlus | $2.15 | ↓ -99% |
| Cigna | PPO | $2.56 | ↓ -99% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARPLUS | $20.37 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | STAR | $20.37 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | STARKids | $20.37 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHIP | $20.37 | ↓ -94% |
| Superior Health Plan | CHPFC | $20.37 | ↓ -94% |
| Aetna | MCR | $22.50 | ↓ -93% |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIP | $44.13 | ↓ -87% |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR | $44.13 | ↓ -87% |
| Community Health Choice MCD | STAR+PLUS | $44.13 | ↓ -87% |
| Community Health Choice MCD | CHIPPerinatal | $44.13 | ↓ -87% |
| Amerigroup | MCDCHIPBH | $47.52 | ↓ -86% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $47.52 | ↓ -86% |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | CHIP | $56.35 | ↓ -83% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $59.74 | ↓ -82% |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | STARKIDS | $80.45 | ↓ -76% |
| Texas Childrens Health Plans | STAR | $80.45 | ↓ -76% |
| Texas Workforce Commission | WCOMP | $81.47 | ↓ -76% |
| IPA Management Services | COMM | $84.86 | ↓ -75% |
| Molina Healthcare | HIX | $91.65 | ↓ -73% |
| CHC Harris Health | Indigent | $101.83 | ↓ -70% |
| Humana | HMO | $108.32 | ↓ -68% |
| Humana | PPO | $108.32 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $118.80 | ↓ -65% |
| Christus (USFHP) | TRICARE | $135.78 | ↓ -60% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCEL | $145.96 | ↓ -57% |
| United | GlobalAppendix | $152.75 | ↓ -55% |
| Coventry National First Health | COMM | $180.92 | ↓ -47% |
| Physicians Cooperative of Texas | WC | $186.69 | ↓ -45% |
| Rockport Workers Comp | COMM | $186.69 | ↓ -45% |
| Independent Medical System | COMM | $203.66 | ↓ -40% |
| Beech Street | WCOMP | $203.66 | ↓ -40% |
| SouthWest Medical | WORKERSCOMP | $203.66 | ↓ -40% |
| National Healthcare Solutions | COMM | $203.66 | ↓ -40% |
| Coastal Comp | COMM | $220.64 | ↓ -35% |
| Cigna Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $271.55 | ↓ -20% |
| Beech Street | COMMPPO | $271.55 | ↓ -20% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance | Veterans | $271.55 | ↓ -20% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | PPO | $278.34 | ↓ -18% |
| HealthSmart Preferred Care | ACCOUNTABLEPPO | $288.52 | ↓ -15% |
| Physicians, INC | COMM | $288.52 | ↓ -15% |
| Affiliated PPO | COMM | $305.50 | ↓ -10% |
| Multiplan | COMPLEMENTARYPPO | $305.50 | ↓ -10% |
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Sodium thiosulfate 12.5 gram/50 ml (250 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $156.60 | $0.84 – $195.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $156.60 | $32.23 – $234.90 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $156.60 | $0.84 – $195.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $156.60 | $0.84 – $195.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $156.60 | $0.84 – $234.90 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $156.60 | $80.91 – $234.90 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $156.60 | $0.84 – $234.90 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $156.60 | $0.84 – $195.75 |