CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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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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.

$167.98 with Texas Health Network vs $9,410.81 with Affiliated PPO — 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 $167.98
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $171.41
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $171.41
Amerigroup MGMCD $171.41
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $171.41
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $173.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $173.08
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $173.08
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $173.08
United MGMCD $176.54
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $186.93
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $188.55
Molina Healthcare CHIP $188.55
Molina Healthcare STAR $188.55
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $188.55
Humana MCD $214.26
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
BCBS MyBlueHealth $395.42
United SmallGroup $401.74
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS BAV $451.91
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $580.94
Superior Health Plan CHIP $580.94
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $580.94
Superior Health Plan STAR $580.94
Superior Health Plan STARKids $580.94
BCBS HMO $686.97
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
BCBS EPOSOA $748.92
BCBS PPO $810.88
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Cigna CSN $1,635.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,735.77
United OptionsPPO $1,756.68
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00
Cigna PPO $2,106.00
Humana PPO $2,937.93
Humana HMO $2,937.93
BCBS Traditional $3,388.84
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,872.96
United GlobalAppendix $4,357.08
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,496.27
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,705.40
Coventry National First Health COMM $5,160.72
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $5,751.05
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $5,751.05
Independent Medical System COMM $6,273.87
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,273.87
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,273.87
Coastal Comp COMM $6,796.69
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $7,261.80
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $8,230.04
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $8,574.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $8,887.98
Physicians, INC COMM $8,887.98
USA Managed Care COMM $8,887.98
Affiliated PPO COMM $9,410.81

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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,003.20 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,399.92 $167.39 – $2,999.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,877.52 $236.02 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,252.48 $167.39 – $2,815.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,399.92 $167.39 – $2,999.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,877.52 $167.39 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,877.52 $171.41 – $2,816.28
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,252.48 $167.39 – $3,378.72

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