CT thorax low dose for lung screening 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

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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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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.

$84.00 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,301.00 with Aetna — 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

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 STAR $84.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $84.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $84.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $84.00
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $84.00
Texas Health Network MCD $102.66
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $104.75
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $104.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $104.75
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $104.75
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $106.88
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $106.88
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $106.88
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $106.88
United MGMCD $109.02
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $115.23
Molina Healthcare STAR $115.23
Molina Healthcare CHIP $115.23
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $115.23
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $115.43
Humana MCD $130.94
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $153.71
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
United SmallGroup $182.03
BCBS MyBlueHealth $182.04
Cigna CSN $207.20
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $224.00
BCBS BAV $230.65
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $232.40
United OptionsPPO $235.20
Cigna PPO $266.00
BCBS HMO $351.66
BCBS EPOSOA $365.11
BCBS PPO $377.52
BCBS Traditional $490.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $560.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $602.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $630.00
United GlobalAppendix $630.00
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
Coventry National First Health COMM $746.20
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $770.00
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $770.00
Independent Medical System COMM $840.00
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $840.00
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $840.00
Coastal Comp COMM $910.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,050.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,148.00
USA Managed Care COMM $1,190.00
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,190.00
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $1,190.00
Physicians, INC COMM $1,190.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Affiliated PPO COMM $1,260.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,731.74 $398.21 – $398.21
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $240.33 $49.47 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $184.05 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $240.33 $104.75 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $240.33 $99.77 – $1,841.00

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