Aminocaproic acid 5 g/250 ml 0.9% nacl IV - 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

$51.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$51.00

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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.

$1.59 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $45.90 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

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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.59 ↓ -97%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1.59 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.62 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $2.62 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.62 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2.84 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $3.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $3.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $3.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $3.06 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $3.06 ↓ -94%
BCBS BAV $3.13 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $3.38 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $3.63 ↓ -93%
BCBS EPOSOA $3.92 ↓ -92%
BCBS PPO $3.92 ↓ -92%
BCBS HMO $3.92 ↓ -92%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.93 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $4.68 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $6.63 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $6.63 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $6.63 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $6.63 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $7.14 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $7.14 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $8.47 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $8.57 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $8.93 ↓ -82%
Superior EPO $8.93 ↓ -82%
Superior ValueHMO $10.10 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $12.09 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $12.09 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $12.24 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $13.77 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $15.30 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $16.27 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $16.27 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $17.85 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $21.93 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $22.95 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $27.18 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $28.05 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $28.05 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $30.60 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $30.60 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $30.60 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $30.60 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $33.15 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $38.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $40.80 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $41.82 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $43.35 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $43.35 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $43.35 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $45.90 ↓ -10%

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Aminocaproic acid 5 g/250 ml 0.9% nacl IV - cnr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $49.79 $1.30 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $1.30 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $57.70 $1.30 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $1.30 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $1.59 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $1.59 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $1.30 – $3.63
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $1.30 – $3.63

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