Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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

$1,480.00

Cash price

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$1,480.00

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.

$88.80 with Superior Health Plan vs $5,373.95 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $88.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $88.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $88.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $88.80 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $88.80 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $192.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $192.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $192.40 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $192.40 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $207.20 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $207.20 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $219.04 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $236.80 ↓ -84%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $241.24 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $245.68 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $248.64 ↓ -83%
BCBS BAV $266.40 ↓ -82%
Cigna PPO $281.20 ↓ -81%
BCBS HMO $333.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS EPOSOA $340.40 ↓ -77%
BCBS PPO $346.32 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $350.76 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $350.76 ↓ -76%
BCBS Traditional $518.00 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $636.40 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $666.00 ↓ -55%
Oscar MGMCR $684.66 ↓ -54%
WellMed MGMCR $695.14 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health MGMCR $698.63 ↓ -53%
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $698.63 ↓ -53%
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $698.63 ↓ -53%
Amerigroup DualEligible $698.63 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $698.63 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $698.63 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $698.63 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $698.63 ↓ -53%
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $698.63 ↓ -53%
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $698.63 ↓ -53%
BCBS MCRPPO $698.63 ↓ -53%
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $698.63 ↓ -53%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $698.63 ↓ -53%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $698.63 ↓ -53%
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $698.63 ↓ -53%
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $698.63 ↓ -53%
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $698.63 ↓ -53%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $698.63 ↓ -53%
Aetna MCR $704.57 ↓ -52%
Van Lang IPA MCR $705.62 ↓ -52%
United MCR $712.60 ↓ -52%
WellCare PPO $719.59 ↓ -51%
WellCare MCRHMO $719.59 ↓ -51%
WellCare POS $719.59 ↓ -51%
WellCare SNP $719.59 ↓ -51%
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $719.59 ↓ -51%
WellCare PFFS $719.59 ↓ -51%
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $733.56 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $733.56 ↓ -50%
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $733.56 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan PFFS $733.56 ↓ -50%
American Health Plan MGMCR $733.56 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $733.56 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $733.56 ↓ -50%
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $733.56 ↓ -50%
Shared Health MGMCR $733.56 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $740.55 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $740.55 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $740.55 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $740.55 ↓ -50%
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $740.55 ↓ -50%
Molina MGMCR $761.51 ↓ -49%
Coventry National First Health COMM $788.84 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $814.00 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $814.00 ↓ -45%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $838.36 ↓ -43%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $888.00 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $888.00 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $888.00 ↓ -40%
Verda Health Plan MCR $908.22 ↓ -39%
Community Health Choice HIX $1,013.01 ↓ -32%
Superior ValueHMO $1,013.01 ↓ -32%
Superior HMO $1,082.88 ↓ -27%
Superior EPO $1,082.88 ↓ -27%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,110.00 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,213.60 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,258.00 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,258.00 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,258.00 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $1,258.00 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $1,327.40 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,332.00 ↓ -10%
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,383.29 ↓ -7%
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $1,467.12 ↓ -1%
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,502.05 ↑ +1%
Humana HMO $5,373.95 ↑ +263%
Humana PPO $5,373.95 ↑ +263%

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $1,528.10 $684.66 – $1,502.05
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $562.28 $37.97 – $642.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin $162.70 $124.59 – $747.50
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $562.28 $146.02 – $2,249.10
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $562.28 $108.06 – $2,249.10
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston $162.70 $124.59 – $747.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine $162.70 $124.59 – $747.50
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $562.28 $65.56 – $298.00

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