Epinephrine 1 mg/ml im kit - adult 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

$102.99

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$102.99

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.

$1.38 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $92.69 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $1.38 ↓ -99%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1.38 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $2.28 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $2.28 ↓ -98%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2.28 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $3.19 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3.46 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $4.12 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4.96 ↓ -95%
BCBS BAV $5.46 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $6.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $6.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $6.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $6.18 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $6.18 ↓ -94%
BCBS EPOSOA $6.83 ↓ -93%
Aetna MCR $6.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS PPO $6.83 ↓ -93%
BCBS HMO $6.83 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $13.39 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $13.39 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $13.39 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $13.39 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $14.42 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $14.42 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $17.10 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $17.30 ↓ -83%
Superior HMO $18.02 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $18.02 ↓ -83%
Superior ValueHMO $20.39 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $24.41 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $24.41 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $24.72 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $27.81 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $30.90 ↓ -70%
Humana PPO $32.86 ↓ -68%
Humana HMO $32.86 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $36.05 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $44.29 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $46.35 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $54.89 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $56.64 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $56.64 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $61.79 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $61.79 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $61.79 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $61.79 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $66.94 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $77.24 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $82.39 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $84.45 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $87.54 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $87.54 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $87.54 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $92.69 ↓ -10%

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Epinephrine 1 mg/ml im kit - adult at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $2.28 – $4.96
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $2.28 – $4.96
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $37.20 $1.38 – $4.96
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $2.28 – $4.96
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock not published $4.62 – $4.62
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE not published $1.38 – $4.96
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING not published $2.28 – $4.96
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland not published $2.28 – $4.96

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