Colistimethate sodium inj 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

$1,610.00

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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$1,610.00

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.

$12.08 with Christus (USFHP) vs $1,449.00 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 $12.08 ↓ -99%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $12.08 ↓ -99%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $19.93 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $19.93 ↓ -99%
United SmallGroup $19.93 ↓ -99%
Cigna CSN $27.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $29.84 ↓ -98%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $31.61 ↓ -98%
BCBS BAV $34.84 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $35.54 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $43.55 ↓ -97%
BCBS EPOSOA $43.55 ↓ -97%
BCBS HMO $43.55 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $96.60 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $96.60 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $96.60 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $96.60 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $96.60 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $106.74 ↓ -93%
Humana PPO $172.01 ↓ -89%
Humana HMO $172.01 ↓ -89%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $209.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $209.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $209.30 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $209.30 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $225.40 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $225.40 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $267.26 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $270.48 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $281.75 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $281.75 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $318.78 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $381.57 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $381.57 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $386.40 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $434.70 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $483.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $563.50 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $692.30 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $724.50 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $858.13 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $885.50 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $885.50 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $966.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $966.00 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $966.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $966.00 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,046.50 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,207.50 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,288.00 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,320.20 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,368.50 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,368.50 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,368.50 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,449.00 ↓ -10%

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Colistimethate sodium inj at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $31.96 $14.52 – $67.67
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $31.96 $14.89 – $67.67
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $103.76 $15.69 – $147.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $103.76 $15.69 – $155.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $103.76 $15.69 – $129.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $103.76 $15.69 – $147.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $103.76 $15.69 – $155.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $103.76 $15.69 – $155.65

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