Meropenem IV injection, 500 mg at Texas Orthopedic Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

MEROPENEM 1 G INJ

HOUSTON, TX

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Texas Orthopedic Hospital’s median price of $25 is 120% above the median hospital's median price ($12), higher than 63% of the 2,320 hospitals reporting HCPCS J2185. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J2185 at Texas Orthopedic Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 30 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
3	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
4	Cigna csn fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
5	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
6	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
12	Humana hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
13	Humana ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
14	Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$30	93%	—	$2 – $61
15	Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$30	93%	—	$2 – $61
16	Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$30	93%	—	$2 – $61
17	Superior Healthplan starkids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$30	93%	—	$2 – $61
18	Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$30	93%	—	$2 – $61
19	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$101	$101	$94	93%	—	$7 – $194
20	Aetna qhpexchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$109	$109	$102	93%	—	$8 – $211
21	Aetna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
22	Molina hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$143	$143	$133	93%	—	$10 – $276
23	Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$145	$135	93%	—	$10 – $281
24	Aetna oon percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$171	$171	$159	93%	—	$12 – $330
25	Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$181	$181	$169	93%	—	$12 – $350

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Last updated: May 14, 2026

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