Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection solution at Ascension Providence
6901 Medical Pkwy, Waco, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093708679
$2,746.89
Cash price 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.
$7,630.25
Gross charge 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.
$1,366.44 with UHC vs $7,487.63 with BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UHC | 943_UNITED HEALTHCARE 20250701 | $1,366.44 | ↓ -50% |
| BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO | 870_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $6,622.52 | ↑ +141% |
| BCBS PPO | 869_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $6,973.92 | ↑ +154% |
| BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH | 872_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MYBLUEHEATH 20250101 | $7,487.63 | ↑ +173% |
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Calcitonin (salmon) 200 unit/ml injection solution at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $2,038.33 | $10,406.82 – $10,406.82 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | $7,386.88 | $1,974.72 – $25,611.62 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | $24,370.38 | $1,974.72 – $25,611.62 |
| Covenant Children's Hospital | Lubbock | $3,512.06 | $4,064.10 – $10,792.62 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | $16,864.12 | $1,974.72 – $25,611.62 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | $17,535.47 | $1,974.72 – $25,611.62 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena | $158.03 | $270.90 – $1,631.36 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston | $2,822.99 | $740.83 – $3,367.40 |