Culture screening strep group a 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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$5.46 with Texas Health Network vs $441.93 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

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
Texas Health Network MCD $5.46
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $5.57
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $5.57
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $5.57
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $5.57
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $5.57
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $5.57
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.57
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $5.57
United MGMCD $5.68
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $6.02
Molina Healthcare CHIP $6.13
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $6.13
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $6.13
Molina Healthcare STAR $6.13
Oscar MGMCR $6.50
WellMed MGMCR $6.60
United SmallGroup $6.63
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $6.63
Humana MedicareAdvantageHMO $6.63
Humana MedicareAdvantagePPOPFFS $6.63
Renaissance IPA Radiology MCR $6.63
Renaissance IPA Radiology COMM $6.63
Devoted Health MGMCR $6.63
Kelsey Seybold MGMCR $6.63
CHC Harris Health Indigent $6.63
BCBS MedicareAdvantageHMO $6.63
BCBS MCRPPO $6.63
Cigna HealthSpring MMP $6.63
Cigna HealthSpring PFFS $6.63
Cigna HealthSpring MCRSNP $6.63
Cigna HealthSpring MCRPPO $6.63
Cigna HealthSpring MCRHMO $6.63
Amerigroup DualEligible $6.63
United AllPayerAppendix $6.63
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $6.63
Aetna MCR $6.69
Van Lang IPA MCR $6.70
United MCR $6.76
WellCare SNP $6.83
Integranet Amerigroup IPA MCR $6.83
WellCare PFFS $6.83
WellCare MCRHMO $6.83
WellCare POS $6.83
WellCare PPO $6.83
Superior Health Plan MCRHMO $6.96
Shared Health MGMCR $6.96
Superior Health Plan DualEligible $6.96
Humana MCD $6.96
American Health Plan MGMCR $6.96
Superior Health Plan MCRPOS $6.96
Superior Health Plan MCRPPO $6.96
Superior Health Plan MCRSNP $6.96
Superior Health Plan PFFS $6.96
ProCare Advantage MGMCR $6.96
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PPO $7.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas SNP $7.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas POS $7.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas MCRHMO $7.03
Provider Partners Health Plan of Texas PFFS $7.03
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $7.18
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $7.18
Molina MGMCR $7.23
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.96
Verda Health Plan MCR $8.62
Community Health Choice HIX $9.61
Superior ValueHMO $9.61
Superior HMO $10.28
Superior EPO $10.28
USA Managed Care WORKERSCOMP $12.60
Corvel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $13.13
BCBS MyBlueHealth $13.39
OMNI Healthcare WORKERSCOMP $13.92
Molina Healthcare HIX $14.25
BCBS BAV $14.78
BCBS HMO $18.50
Oscar HIX $19.16
BCBS EPOSOA $19.82
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $19.88
BCBS PPO $21.15
Aetna QHPExchange $24.29
Cigna CSN $27.89
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $28.21
Superior Health Plan CHIP $28.21
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $28.21
Superior Health Plan STAR $28.21
Superior Health Plan STARKids $28.21
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $30.20
Aetna NBHMO $32.31
Aetna NBPOS $32.31
Aetna NBPPO $32.31
Aetna COMMHMO $34.32
Aetna COMMPOS $34.32
Aetna COMMPPO $34.32
Cigna PPO $35.94
Aetna OONPPO $40.32
Aetna OONHMO $40.32
Aetna OONPOS $40.32
Aetna ASAHMO $43.60
Aetna ASAPPO $43.60
Aetna ASAPOS $43.60
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $81.51
United OptionsPPO $82.49
Humana PPO $88.51
Humana HMO $88.51
Evry Health BroadNetwork $128.34
BCBS Traditional $164.54
Imagine Health PPO $171.86
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $171.86
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $211.14
United GlobalAppendix $211.55
Averde Health Commercial $220.96
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $220.96
Coventry National First Health COMM $250.57
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $270.07
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $270.07
Independent Medical System COMM $294.62
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $294.62
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $294.62
Coastal Comp COMM $319.17
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $352.59
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $399.60
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $402.64
Physicians, INC COMM $417.38
USA Managed Care COMM $417.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $417.38
Affiliated PPO COMM $441.93
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $109.97 $5.57 – $105.19
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