Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$8,240.00

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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.

$8,240.00

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.

$300.00 with Texas Athletic Network vs $19,289.00 with Cigna — 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 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $795.47 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $795.47 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $795.47 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $795.47 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $856.66 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $856.66 ↓ -90%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -88%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -88%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,015.75 ↓ -88%
United OptionsPPO $1,027.99 ↓ -88%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,450.20 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,450.20 ↓ -82%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $2,141.65 ↓ -74%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,447.60 ↓ -70%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,631.17 ↓ -68%
United GlobalAppendix $2,753.55 ↓ -67%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,261.43 ↓ -60%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,365.45 ↓ -59%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,365.45 ↓ -59%
WellMed MGMCR $3,614.70 ↓ -56%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,671.40 ↓ -55%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,671.40 ↓ -55%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,671.40 ↓ -55%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,977.35 ↓ -52%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -48%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,589.25 ↓ -44%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -43%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -43%
United SmallGroup $4,760.00 ↓ -42%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $4,988.00 ↓ -39%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,017.58 ↓ -39%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,201.15 ↓ -37%
USA Managed Care COMM $5,201.15 ↓ -37%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,201.15 ↓ -37%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,201.15 ↓ -37%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,507.10 ↓ -33%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $5,534.63 ↓ -33%
Oscar HIX $5,571.00 ↓ -32%
Curative Administrators COMM $5,849.00 ↓ -29%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $5,951.00 ↓ -28%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $6,077.00 ↓ -26%
BCBS BAV $6,094.31 ↓ -26%
BCBS HMO $6,436.33 ↓ -22%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,800.00 ↓ -17%
BCBS EPOSOA $6,996.02 ↓ -15%
BCBS PPO $7,524.60 ↓ -9%
Cigna CSN $14,974.00 ↑ +82%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $16,223.00 ↑ +97%
Cigna PPO $19,289.00 ↑ +134%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,562.92 $1,009.49 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,997.29 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,126.71 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,562.92 $950.11 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,997.29 $85.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,997.29 $1,548.60 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,126.71 $71.00 – $8,570.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,562.92 $950.11 – $8,570.48

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