CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$842.40

Cash price

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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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$842.40

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.

$50.54 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,106.00 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
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $50.54 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $50.54 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $50.54 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $50.54 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $50.54 ↓ -94%
Texas Health Network MCD $84.85 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $86.58 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $86.58 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $86.58 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $86.58 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $86.88 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $86.88 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $86.88 ↓ -90%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $86.88 ↓ -90%
United MGMCD $88.62 ↓ -89%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $93.83 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $95.24 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $95.24 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STAR $95.24 ↓ -89%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $95.24 ↓ -89%
Humana MCD $108.22 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $139.84 ↓ -83%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $140.47 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $141.52 ↓ -83%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71 ↓ -82%
BCBS BAV $177.98 ↓ -79%
United SmallGroup $182.03 ↓ -78%
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 ↓ -78%
BCBS HMO $271.35 ↓ -68%
BCBS EPOSOA $281.73 ↓ -67%
BCBS PPO $291.31 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $294.84 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $336.96 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $362.23 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $379.08 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $379.08 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $449.00 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $463.32 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $463.32 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $505.44 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $505.44 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $505.44 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $547.56 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $631.80 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $690.77 ↓ -18%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $716.04 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $716.04 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $716.04 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $716.04 ↓ -15%
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00 ↓ -14%
Affiliated PPO COMM $758.16 ↓ -10%
Aetna NBPOS $963.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna NBPPO $963.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna NBHMO $963.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00 ↑ +54%
Humana HMO $1,303.82 ↑ +55%
Humana PPO $1,303.82 ↑ +55%
Cigna CSN $1,635.00 ↑ +94%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00 ↑ +110%
Cigna PPO $2,106.00 ↑ +150%

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CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $79.00 $47.40 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $217.63 $44.79 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $217.63 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $217.63 $86.58 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $218.90 $83.05 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $79.00 $61.88 – $1,841.00

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