Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST

6002 FAIRMONT PKWY, PASADENA, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1174576698

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

$6,416.06

Cash price

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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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$6,416.06

Gross charge

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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.

$8.38 with United vs $5,774.45 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
United AllPayerAppendix $8.38 ↓ -100%
United SmallGroup $8.38 ↓ -100%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $8.38 ↓ -100%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9.52 ↓ -100%
Cigna CSN $12.58 ↓ -100%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $13.23 ↓ -100%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $13.62 ↓ -100%
BCBS BAV $14.58 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $16.22 ↓ -100%
BCBS PPO $18.23 ↓ -100%
BCBS HMO $18.23 ↓ -100%
BCBS EPOSOA $18.23 ↓ -100%
Humana PPO $121.26 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $121.26 ↓ -98%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $384.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $384.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $384.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $384.96 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $384.96 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $834.09 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $834.09 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $834.09 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $834.09 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $898.25 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $898.25 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,129.23 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $1,296.04 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,520.61 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,520.61 ↓ -76%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,539.85 ↓ -76%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,732.34 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,924.82 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $2,245.62 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,758.91 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,887.23 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,419.76 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,528.83 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,528.83 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,849.64 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,849.64 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,849.64 ↓ -40%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $3,849.64 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,849.64 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $4,170.44 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $4,812.05 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,132.85 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $5,132.85 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,261.17 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,453.65 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,453.65 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,774.45 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,774.45 ↓ -10%

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Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $606.83 $25.99 – $25.99
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,356.38 $8.49 – $242.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,356.38 $8.49 – $256.50
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,356.38 $8.49 – $242.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,356.38 $8.49 – $256.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,356.38 $8.49 – $256.50
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