Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at Adventhealth Central Texas

2201 S Clear Creek Road, Killeen, TX · AdventHealth · · NPI 1629089966

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$268.61

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$268.61

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.

$129.82 with Bcbs vs $149.38 with Bcbs — 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
Bcbs Hmo $129.82 ↓ -52%
Bcbs Ppo $149.38 ↓ -44%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $268.61 $129.82 – $129.82
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $826.69 $9.18 – $608.26
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $2,170.07 $9.18 – $608.26
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $951.07 $31.57 – $134.63
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $948.51 $9.16 – $608.26
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $2,104.69 $9.16 – $608.26
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $2,091.60 $9.18 – $608.26
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $207.27 $15.72 – $592.20

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