CT neck soft tissue w/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

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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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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.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $14,505.70 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 $171.56
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34
United MGMCD $183.95
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77
Humana MCD $218.82
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $302.37
Superior Health Plan STARKids $302.37
Superior Health Plan STAR $302.37
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $302.37
Superior Health Plan CHIP $302.37
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25
BCBS MyBlueHealth $395.42
United SmallGroup $401.74
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS BAV $451.91
BCBS HMO $686.97
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
BCBS EPOSOA $748.92
BCBS PPO $810.88
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
United OptionsPPO $1,017.96
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Cigna CSN $1,635.00
BCBS Traditional $1,763.80
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,015.77
Cigna PPO $2,106.00
United GlobalAppendix $2,267.74
Humana HMO $2,347.66
Humana PPO $2,347.66
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $2,675.50
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,686.02
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,779.57
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,283.52
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $6,930.50
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $7,252.85
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $8,864.60
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $8,864.60
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $9,670.47
Independent Medical System COMM $9,670.47
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $9,670.47
Coastal Comp COMM $10,476.34
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $13,216.31
Physicians, INC COMM $13,699.83
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $13,699.83
USA Managed Care COMM $13,699.83
Affiliated PPO COMM $14,505.70

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CT neck soft tissue w/contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $3,662.15 $849.15 – $849.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,984.18 $167.39 – $2,480.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,047.72 $236.02 – $3,071.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,598.34 $167.39 – $3,247.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,984.18 $167.39 – $2,480.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,047.72 $167.39 – $3,071.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,047.72 $175.06 – $3,071.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,598.34 $167.39 – $3,897.50

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