Assay of haptoglobins 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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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.

$22.14 with Texas Health Network vs $290.95 with Humana — 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
Texas Health Network MCD $22.14
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $22.59
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $22.59
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $22.59
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $22.59
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $22.59
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $22.59
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $22.59
Amerigroup MGMCD $22.59
United MGMCD $23.04
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $24.40
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $24.85
Molina Healthcare CHIP $24.85
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $24.85
Molina Healthcare STAR $24.85
Oscar MGMCR $26.35
WellMed MGMCR $26.76
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $26.89
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $26.89
Amerigroup DualEligible $26.89
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $26.89
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $26.89
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $26.89
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $26.89
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $26.89
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $26.89
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $26.89
BCBS MCRPPO $26.89
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $26.89
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $26.89
Devoted Health MGMCR $26.89
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $26.89
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $26.89
United AllPayerAppendix $26.89
United SmallGroup $26.89
CHC Harris Health Indigent $26.89
Aetna MCR $27.12
Van Lang IPA MCR $27.16
United MCR $27.43
WellCare POS $27.70
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $27.70
WellCare SNP $27.70
WellCare PPO $27.70
WellCare PFFS $27.70
WellCare MCRHMO $27.70
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $28.23
American Health Plan MGMCR $28.23
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $28.23
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $28.23
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $28.23
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $28.23
Superior Health Plan PFFS $28.23
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $28.23
Shared Health MGMCR $28.23
Humana MCD $28.24
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $28.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $28.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $28.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $28.50
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $28.50
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $29.10
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $29.10
Molina MGMCR $29.31
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $32.27
Verda Health Plan MCR $34.96
Superior ValueHMO $38.99
Community Health Choice HIX $38.99
Superior HMO $41.68
Superior EPO $41.68
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $51.09
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $53.24
BCBS MyBlueHealth $54.32
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $56.47
Molina Healthcare HIX $57.81
BCBS BAV $59.96
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $65.34
BCBS HMO $75.02
Oscar HIX $77.71
BCBS EPOSOA $80.40
BCBS PPO $85.78
Aetna QHPExchange $98.52
Cigna CSN $110.11
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $119.27
Aetna NBHMO $131.02
Aetna NBPOS $131.02
Aetna NBPPO $131.02
Aetna COMMHMO $139.20
Aetna COMMPOS $139.20
Aetna COMMPPO $139.20
Cigna PPO $141.90
Aetna OONPOS $163.52
Aetna OONHMO $163.52
Aetna OONPPO $163.52
Aetna ASAPOS $176.81
Aetna ASAPPO $176.81
Aetna ASAHMO $176.81
Humana PPO $290.95
Humana HMO $290.95
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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Assay of haptoglobins at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $32.27 $6.64 – $64.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $32.27 $12.00 – $64.54
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $32.27 $12.00 – $64.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $32.27 $17.75 – $64.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $32.27 $12.00 – $64.54
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