Change nephroureteral cath 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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $20,326.27 with Affiliated PPO — 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
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Texas Health Network MCD $639.74
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44
United MGMCD $700.49
Molina Healthcare CHIP $718.08
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $718.08
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $718.08
Molina Healthcare STAR $718.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $731.14
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $731.14
Humana MCD $816.00
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $824.10
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00
United SmallGroup $2,030.00
WellMed MGMCR $2,110.41
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00
Oscar HIX $2,979.00
Cigna CSN $3,099.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,153.36
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $3,161.86
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $3,358.00
BCBS BAV $3,472.24
BCBS HMO $3,667.11
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $3,749.07
United OptionsPPO $3,794.24
BCBS EPOSOA $3,985.99
Cigna PPO $3,993.00
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
BCBS PPO $4,287.15
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $5,352.58
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $5,352.58
BCBS Traditional $7,904.66
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $9,033.90
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $9,711.44
United GlobalAppendix $10,163.13
Coventry National First Health COMM $12,037.67
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $12,421.61
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $12,421.61
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $13,550.84
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $13,550.84
Independent Medical System COMM $13,550.84
Coastal Comp COMM $14,680.08
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $16,938.56
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $18,519.49
USA Managed Care COMM $19,197.03
Physicians, INC COMM $19,197.03
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $19,197.03
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $19,197.03
Affiliated PPO COMM $20,326.27

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Change nephroureteral cath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,557.91 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,564.12 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,955.50 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,557.91 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,564.12 $85.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,564.12 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,955.50 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,557.91 $652.80 – $5,045.72

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