Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$4,933.25

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.

$4,933.25

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.

$948.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $12,562.00 with Cigna — 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
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -81%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $996.52 ↓ -80%
Texas Health Network MCD $1,527.95 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,637.09 ↓ -67%
United MGMCD $1,673.00 ↓ -66%
Molina Healthcare STAR $1,715.04 ↓ -65%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $1,715.04 ↓ -65%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $1,715.04 ↓ -65%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $1,715.04 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,726.64 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $1,746.23 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $1,746.23 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $1,746.23 ↓ -65%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $1,746.23 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00 ↓ -61%
Humana MCD $1,948.91 ↓ -60%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,968.24 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,973.30 ↓ -60%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,219.96 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,629.42 ↓ -47%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00 ↓ -29%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,699.94 ↓ -25%
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00 ↓ -24%
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,193.26 ↓ -15%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -14%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -5%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -5%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -4%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↑ +1%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,534.63 ↑ +12%
Oscar HIX $5,571.00 ↑ +13%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↑ +19%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↑ +21%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↑ +23%
BCBS BAV $6,094.31 ↑ +24%
BCBS HMO $6,436.33 ↑ +30%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↑ +38%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,996.02 ↑ +42%
BCBS PPO $7,524.60 ↑ +53%
Cigna CSN $9,751.00 ↑ +98%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,565.00 ↑ +114%
Cigna PPO $12,562.00 ↑ +155%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,676.24 $1,559.13 – $13,982.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,478.00 $510.06 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,676.24 $1,559.13 – $13,982.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,478.00 $1,628.87 – $9,722.46
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,478.00 $1,559.13 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,676.24 $1,559.13 – $13,982.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $2,676.24 $1,559.13 – $14,005.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $2,478.00 $1,362.90 – $9,722.46

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