Erythromycin in ns IV syringe 5 mg/ml (neo/ped) - 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

$519.00

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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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$519.00

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.

$20.16 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $768.19 with Humana — 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 $20.16 ↓ -96%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $20.16 ↓ -96%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $31.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $31.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $31.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $31.14 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $31.14 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $33.26 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.26 ↓ -94%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $33.26 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $34.41 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $67.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $67.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $67.47 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $67.47 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $72.66 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $72.66 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $86.15 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $87.19 ↓ -83%
Superior EPO $90.83 ↓ -82%
Superior HMO $90.83 ↓ -82%
Superior ValueHMO $102.76 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $123.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $123.00 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $124.56 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $140.13 ↓ -73%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $145.82 ↓ -72%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $155.70 ↓ -70%
BCBS BAV $160.70 ↓ -69%
Cigna CSN $181.62 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $181.65 ↓ -65%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $196.63 ↓ -62%
BCBS PPO $200.88 ↓ -61%
BCBS HMO $200.88 ↓ -61%
BCBS EPOSOA $200.88 ↓ -61%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $223.17 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $233.55 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO $234.16 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $276.63 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $285.45 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $285.45 ↓ -45%
Triumph COMM $311.40 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $311.40 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $311.40 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $311.40 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $337.35 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $389.25 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $415.20 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $425.58 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $441.15 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $441.15 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $441.15 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $467.10 ↓ -10%
Humana HMO $768.19 ↑ +48%
Humana PPO $768.19 ↑ +48%

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Erythromycin in ns IV syringe 5 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $97.70 $12.15 – $55.19
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston $97.70 $12.15 – $55.19
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $33.26 – $768.19
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON not published $33.26 – $768.19
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $437.42 $286.44 – $286.44
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $409.37 $33.26 – $768.19
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $569.33 $262.69 – $306.96
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $315.41 $73.88 – $1,107.07

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