An fluoro guide for cvp at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

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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.

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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.

$128.13 with BCBS vs $8,953.20 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $128.13
BCBS BAV $162.34
BCBS HMO $247.52
BCBS EPOSOA $256.98
BCBS PPO $265.72
Aetna QHPExchange $505.65
Superior Health Plan STAR $596.88
Superior Health Plan STARKids $596.88
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $596.88
Superior Health Plan CHIP $596.88
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $596.88
Aetna MCR $659.55
Aetna NBHMO $672.06
Aetna NBPOS $672.06
Aetna NBPPO $672.06
Aetna COMMPPO $714.91
Aetna COMMHMO $714.91
Aetna COMMPOS $714.91
Aetna OONHMO $840.61
Aetna OONPOS $840.61
Aetna OONPPO $840.61
Aetna ASAHMO $908.46
Aetna ASAPOS $908.46
Aetna ASAPPO $908.46
Humana HMO $1,148.53
Humana PPO $1,148.53
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,293.24
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,293.24
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,293.24
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,293.24
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,392.72
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,392.72
Cigna CSN $1,472.30
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,591.68
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,651.37
United OptionsPPO $1,671.26
Superior EPO $1,740.90
Superior HMO $1,740.90
Cigna PPO $1,890.12
Superior ValueHMO $1,969.70
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,357.68
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,357.68
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,536.74
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,685.96
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,715.80
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,984.40
Imagine Health PPO $3,481.80
BCBS Traditional $3,481.80
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $3,481.80
Curative Administrators COMM $3,979.20
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,979.20
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,277.64
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,476.60
Averde Health Commercial $4,476.60
United GlobalAppendix $4,476.60
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,302.28
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $5,471.40
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $5,471.40
Independent Medical System COMM $5,968.80
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,968.80
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,968.80
Coastal Comp COMM $6,466.20
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $7,461.00
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $7,958.40
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,157.36
Physicians, INC COMM $8,455.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $8,455.80
USA Managed Care COMM $8,455.80
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $8,455.80
Affiliated PPO COMM $8,953.20

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $604.24 $145.60 – $856.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $549.76 $113.16 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $754.13 $150.83 – $942.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $604.24 $161.13 – $856.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $549.76 $176.47 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $549.76 $284.04 – $824.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $754.13 $244.61 – $1,131.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $604.24 $145.60 – $856.00

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