CT upper 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 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.

$202.36 with Texas Health Network vs $5,583.19 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 $202.36
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $206.49
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $206.49
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $206.49
Amerigroup MGMCD $206.49
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $209.84
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $209.84
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $209.84
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $209.84
United MGMCD $214.04
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $226.63
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $227.14
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $227.14
Molina Healthcare STAR $227.14
Molina Healthcare CHIP $227.14
Humana MCD $258.11
Superior Health Plan CHIP $319.09
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $319.09
Superior Health Plan STARKids $319.09
Superior Health Plan STAR $319.09
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $319.09
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $699.43
Aetna QHPExchange $725.00
United SmallGroup $828.27
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
BCBS MyBlueHealth $828.61
BCBS BAV $946.99
Aetna NBPPO $963.00
Aetna NBHMO $963.00
Aetna NBPOS $963.00
Aetna COMMPOS $1,024.00
Aetna COMMHMO $1,024.00
Aetna COMMPPO $1,024.00
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,029.79
United OptionsPPO $1,042.19
Aetna OONPOS $1,203.00
Aetna OONPPO $1,203.00
Aetna OONHMO $1,203.00
Aetna ASAPPO $1,301.00
Aetna ASAPOS $1,301.00
Aetna ASAHMO $1,301.00
BCBS HMO $1,439.57
BCBS EPOSOA $1,569.40
Cigna CSN $1,635.00
BCBS PPO $1,699.23
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $1,771.00
BCBS Traditional $1,861.36
Cigna PPO $2,106.00
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,127.27
United GlobalAppendix $2,393.18
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,667.52
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,791.59
Coventry National First Health COMM $2,834.59
Humana PPO $2,881.99
Humana HMO $2,881.99
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,411.95
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,411.95
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,722.12
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,722.12
Independent Medical System COMM $3,722.12
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $3,988.64
Coastal Comp COMM $4,032.30
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $4,520.45
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $5,086.90
Physicians, INC COMM $5,273.01
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,273.01
USA Managed Care COMM $5,273.01
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,583.19

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $4,549.97 $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,824.46 $375.53 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,067.90 $206.49 – $2,584.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,394.81 $206.49 – $2,993.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,824.46 $220.94 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,824.46 $206.49 – $2,736.68
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,067.90 $206.49 – $3,101.85

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