Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution at HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST

621 RAYFORD RD, SPRING, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1740450121

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

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$22.61 with United vs $1,189.55 with Coventry National First Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $22.61
United SmallGroup $22.61
United AllPayerAppendix $22.61
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $133.91
Superior Health Plan STAR $133.91
Superior Health Plan STARKids $133.91
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $133.91
Superior Health Plan CHIP $133.91
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $290.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $290.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $290.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $290.14
Cigna CSN $330.31
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $357.09
BCBS MyBlueHealth $363.79
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $370.48
United OptionsPPO $374.94
BCBS BAV $401.73
Cigna PPO $424.04
BCBS HMO $502.16
BCBS EPOSOA $513.32
BCBS PPO $522.24
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $528.94
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $528.94
Humana HMO $712.17
Humana PPO $712.17
BCBS Traditional $781.13
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $892.72
United GlobalAppendix $1,004.31
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,189.55

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Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $581.70 $22.61 – $22.61
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $1,182.91 not published
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE $429.01 $22.61 – $98.78
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $726.58 $22.61 – $98.78
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland $93.16 $22.61 – $22.61
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA $437.68 $22.61 – $22.61
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $1,915.00 $22.61 – $98.78
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock $1,182.91 not published

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