CT guid parench tis ablat 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.

$346.32 with BCBS vs $7,638.76 with Humana — 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
BCBS MyBlueHealth $346.32
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $377.96
Superior Health Plan STAR $377.96
Superior Health Plan STARKids $377.96
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $377.96
Superior Health Plan CHIP $377.96
Aetna MCR $417.65
BCBS BAV $438.80
BCBS HMO $669.02
BCBS EPOSOA $694.60
BCBS PPO $718.21
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $818.92
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $818.92
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $818.92
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $818.92
Amerigroup MGMCD $881.91
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $881.91
Cigna CSN $932.31
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,007.90
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,045.69
United OptionsPPO $1,058.29
Superior EPO $1,102.39
Superior HMO $1,102.39
Cigna PPO $1,196.88
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Superior ValueHMO $1,247.27
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,492.95
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,492.95
Molina Healthcare HIX $1,700.83
CHC Harris Health Indigent $1,889.81
BCBS Traditional $2,204.78
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,519.74
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,708.72
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,834.71
United GlobalAppendix $2,834.71
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,357.56
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,464.65
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,464.65
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,779.62
Independent Medical System COMM $3,779.62
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,779.62
Coastal Comp COMM $4,094.58
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,724.52
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $5,039.49
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,165.48
USA Managed Care COMM $5,354.46
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,354.46
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,354.46
Physicians, INC COMM $5,354.46
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,669.42
Humana PPO $7,638.76
Humana HMO $7,638.76

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CT guid parench tis ablat at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,564.92 $393.54 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,564.92 $322.11 – $2,347.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,814.40 $362.88 – $2,268.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,564.92 $417.31 – $2,216.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,564.92 $502.34 – $2,347.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,564.92 $808.54 – $2,347.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,814.40 $604.80 – $2,721.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,564.92 $393.54 – $2,216.97

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