Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min 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.

$9.00 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 STAR $9.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $9.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $9.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $9.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $9.00
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $19.50
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $19.50
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $19.50
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $19.50
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $21.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $21.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $24.90
United OptionsPPO $25.20
Oscar MGMCR $25.62
WellMed MGMCR $26.01
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $26.14
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $26.14
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $26.14
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $26.14
Devoted Health MGMCR $26.14
Amerigroup DualEligible $26.14
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $26.14
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $26.14
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $26.14
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $26.14
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $26.14
CHC Harris Health Indigent $26.14
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $26.14
BCBS MCRPPO $26.14
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $26.14
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $26.14
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $26.14
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $26.14
Aetna MCR $26.36
Van Lang IPA MCR $26.40
United MCR $26.66
WellCare MCRHMO $26.92
WellCare PPO $26.92
WellCare SNP $26.92
WellCare POS $26.92
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $26.92
WellCare PFFS $26.92
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $27.45
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $27.45
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $27.45
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $27.45
Shared Health MGMCR $27.45
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $27.45
Superior Health Plan PFFS $27.45
American Health Plan MGMCR $27.45
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $27.45
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $27.71
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $27.71
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $27.71
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $27.71
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $27.71
Molina MGMCR $28.49
Oscar HIX $29.25
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $31.37
Verda Health Plan MCR $33.98
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $35.55
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $35.55
Community Health Choice HIX $37.90
Superior ValueHMO $37.90
Aetna QHPExchange $39.75
Superior EPO $40.52
Superior HMO $40.52
Aetna NBPOS $48.15
Aetna NBPPO $48.15
Aetna NBHMO $48.15
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $49.67
Aetna COMMHMO $51.30
Aetna COMMPOS $51.30
Aetna COMMPPO $51.30
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $51.76
BCBS Traditional $52.50
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $54.89
Molina Healthcare HIX $56.20
BCBS MyBlueHealth $57.89
Aetna OONHMO $60.15
Aetna OONPOS $60.15
Aetna OONPPO $60.15
BCBS BAV $63.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $64.50
Aetna ASAPOS $64.95
Aetna ASAPPO $64.95
Aetna ASAHMO $64.95
United GlobalAppendix $67.50
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $67.50
BCBS EPOSOA $79.91
BCBS HMO $79.91
BCBS PPO $79.91
Coventry National First Health COMM $79.95
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $82.50
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $82.50
Independent Medical System COMM $90.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $90.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $90.00
Coastal Comp COMM $97.50
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $112.50
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $123.00
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $127.50
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $127.50
Physicians, INC COMM $127.50
USA Managed Care COMM $127.50
Affiliated PPO COMM $135.00
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00

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