Biopsy needle liver percutaneous 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

$3,900.20

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.

$3,900.20

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $4,690.00 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 Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -92%
Texas Health Network MCD $476.72 ↓ -88%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $510.77 ↓ -87%
United MGMCD $521.99 ↓ -87%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $535.10 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare STAR $535.10 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $535.10 ↓ -86%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $535.10 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $544.82 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $544.82 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $544.82 ↓ -86%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $544.82 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $546.03 ↓ -86%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -85%
Humana MCD $608.06 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $614.10 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $647.43 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $655.23 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $924.35 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $924.35 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -76%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $1,365.07 ↓ -65%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,560.08 ↓ -60%
WellMed MGMCR $1,667.42 ↓ -57%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,677.09 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,755.09 ↓ -55%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -48%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -48%
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,078.81 ↓ -47%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -46%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $2,145.11 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $2,145.11 ↓ -45%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -44%
Cigna CSN $2,284.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -41%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $2,340.12 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,340.12 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $2,340.12 ↓ -40%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -39%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -38%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -38%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $2,443.23 ↓ -37%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,474.00 ↓ -37%
Coastal Comp COMM $2,535.13 ↓ -35%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -34%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -34%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -33%
BCBS BAV $2,690.30 ↓ -31%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -30%
BCBS HMO $2,841.28 ↓ -27%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -26%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,925.15 ↓ -25%
Cigna PPO $2,942.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -24%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↓ -24%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,088.35 ↓ -21%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $3,198.16 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,315.17 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $3,315.17 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $3,315.17 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $3,315.17 ↓ -15%
BCBS PPO $3,321.69 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $3,510.18 ↓ -10%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↑ +9%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↑ +20%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↑ +20%

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Biopsy needle liver percutaneous at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,359.51 $71.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,867.11 $71.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,359.51 $85.00 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,359.51 $486.45 – $4,016.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,867.11 $71.00 – $4,300.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,219.28 $486.45 – $4,016.35

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