Bld prd mix 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.

$12.63 with Superior Health Plan vs $600.00 with Texas Athletic Network — 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 STARKids $12.63
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $12.63
Superior Health Plan CHIP $12.63
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $12.63
Superior Health Plan STAR $12.63
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $27.37
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $27.37
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $27.37
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $27.37
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $29.48
Amerigroup MGMCD $29.48
Cigna CSN $31.16
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $33.69
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $34.95
United OptionsPPO $35.37
Cigna PPO $40.00
Oscar HIX $41.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $49.90
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $49.90
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $53.69
Evry Health BroadNetwork $57.48
Humana PPO $67.18
Humana HMO $67.18
BCBS Traditional $73.69
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $73.69
Imagine Health PPO $73.69
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $84.22
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $90.53
United GlobalAppendix $94.74
Averde Health Commercial $94.74
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $94.74
Coventry National First Health COMM $112.22
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $115.80
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $115.80
Aetna QHPExchange $123.92
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $126.32
Independent Medical System COMM $126.32
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $126.32
Coastal Comp COMM $136.85
United SmallGroup $149.16
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $149.16
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $157.91
Aetna NBPOS $164.80
Aetna NBPPO $164.80
Aetna NBHMO $164.80
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $172.64
Aetna COMMPPO $175.09
Aetna COMMPOS $175.09
Aetna COMMHMO $175.09
Physicians, INC COMM $178.96
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $178.96
USA Managed Care COMM $178.96
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $178.96
Affiliated PPO COMM $189.49
Aetna OONPPO $205.68
Aetna OONHMO $205.68
Aetna OONPOS $205.68
Aetna ASAHMO $222.39
Aetna ASAPPO $222.39
Aetna ASAPOS $222.39
BCBS MyBlueHealth $289.87
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
BCBS BAV $320.00
BCBS HMO $400.37
BCBS EPOSOA $429.07
BCBS PPO $457.76
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
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Bld prd mix at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $139.21 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $117.37 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.37 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $139.21 $10.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $117.37 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $117.37 $8.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $117.37 $12.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $139.21 $10.00 – $423.12

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