Amikacin 4 mg/ml intravitreal injection - cnr at HCA HOUSTON WEST

12141 RICHMOND AVENUE, HOUSTON, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1275580938

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$191.00

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$191.00

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.

$0.62 with Christus (USFHP) vs $171.90 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
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $0.62 ↓ -100%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.62 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1.02 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $1.02 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $1.02 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $1.50 ↓ -99%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1.62 ↓ -99%
Cigna PPO $1.93 ↓ -99%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2.14 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $2.35 ↓ -99%
BCBS PPO $2.94 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $2.94 ↓ -98%
BCBS HMO $2.94 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $10.91 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $10.91 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $11.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $11.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $11.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $11.46 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $11.46 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $12.66 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $24.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $24.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $24.83 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $24.83 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.74 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $26.74 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $31.71 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $32.09 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $33.42 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $33.42 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $37.82 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $45.27 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $45.27 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $45.84 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $51.57 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $57.30 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $66.85 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $82.13 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $85.95 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $101.80 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $105.05 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $105.05 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $114.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $114.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $114.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $114.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $124.15 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $143.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $152.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $156.62 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $162.35 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $162.35 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $162.35 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $171.90 ↓ -10%

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Amikacin 4 mg/ml intravitreal injection - cnr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $35.42 $0.95 – $54.98
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $35.42 $0.77 – $54.98
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $0.60 – $10.91
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $0.60 – $10.91
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $116.26 $0.87 – $35.06
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $35.42 $0.77 – $54.98
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $35.42 $0.77 – $54.98
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $17.31 $0.60 – $10.91

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