Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$8,510.25

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.

$8,510.25

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.

$118.53 with Texas Health Network vs $16,776.09 with BCBS — 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 $118.53 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $120.63 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $120.63 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $120.63 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $120.63 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $120.95 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $120.95 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.95 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $120.95 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $123.04 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $130.28 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $133.05 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $133.05 ↓ -98%
Humana MCD $151.19 ↓ -98%
Cigna CSN $247.09 ↓ -97%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $267.40 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $317.87 ↓ -96%
Aetna QHPExchange $405.83 ↓ -95%
Superior Health Plan STAR $510.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $510.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $510.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $510.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $510.62 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPPO $539.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBPOS $539.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna NBHMO $539.38 ↓ -94%
Aetna COMMPPO $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMPOS $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMMHMO $573.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna OONHMO $674.66 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPOS $674.66 ↓ -92%
Aetna OONPPO $674.66 ↓ -92%
Aetna ASAPPO $729.11 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAHMO $729.11 ↓ -91%
Aetna ASAPOS $729.11 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,412.70 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,429.72 ↓ -83%
Humana PPO $1,440.54 ↓ -83%
Humana HMO $1,440.54 ↓ -83%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,170.11 ↓ -75%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,323.30 ↓ -73%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,978.59 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,978.59 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,978.59 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,404.10 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,404.10 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,659.41 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $3,829.61 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $3,829.61 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $3,829.61 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,535.96 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,680.64 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,680.64 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,106.15 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,106.15 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,106.15 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,531.66 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $6,382.69 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $6,978.40 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $7,233.71 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,233.71 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,233.71 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $7,233.71 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $7,659.23 ↓ -10%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $8,089.29 ↓ -5%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $9,063.70 ↑ +7%
BCBS BAV $10,249.50 ↑ +20%
United SmallGroup $10,733.33 ↑ +26%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↑ +26%
BCBS HMO $15,627.05 ↑ +84%
BCBS EPOSOA $16,224.55 ↑ +91%
BCBS PPO $16,776.09 ↑ +97%

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