Change of ureter tube/stent 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

$13,101.40

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.

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$13,101.40

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.

$639.74 with Texas Health Network vs $11,136.19 with Multiplan — 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 Health Network MCD $639.74 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $685.44 ↓ -95%
United MGMCD $700.49 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $718.08 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $718.08 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $718.08 ↓ -95%
Molina Healthcare STAR $718.08 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $731.14 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $731.14 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $731.14 ↓ -94%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $731.14 ↓ -94%
Humana MCD $816.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $824.10 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -85%
United SmallGroup $2,030.00 ↓ -85%
WellMed MGMCR $2,110.41 ↓ -84%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -84%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -83%
Cigna CSN $2,284.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -82%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -81%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -81%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,474.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -80%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $2,646.48 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00 ↓ -78%
Cigna PPO $2,942.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -78%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $3,153.36 ↓ -76%
BCBS BAV $3,472.24 ↓ -73%
BCBS HMO $3,667.11 ↓ -72%
BCBS EPOSOA $3,985.99 ↓ -70%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS PPO $4,287.15 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $4,585.49 ↓ -65%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -64%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -64%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $5,240.56 ↓ -60%
United GlobalAppendix $5,895.63 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,983.05 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $9,826.05 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $11,136.19 ↓ -15%

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Change of ureter tube/stent at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,742.61 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,790.55 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,690.90 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,742.61 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,790.55 $85.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,790.55 $652.80 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,690.90 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,742.61 $652.80 – $5,045.72

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