Deep muscle biopsy 20205 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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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$798.90 with Texas Health Network vs $12,562.00 with Cigna — 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 $798.90
Amerigroup MGMCD $855.96
United MGMCD $874.74
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $896.72
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $896.72
Molina Healthcare CHIP $896.72
Molina Healthcare STAR $896.72
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $913.02
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $913.02
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $913.02
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $913.02
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00
Humana MCD $1,019.00
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $1,029.11
Aetna QHPExchange $1,944.00
United SmallGroup $2,030.00
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $2,130.00
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00
Aetna NBPOS $2,580.00
Aetna NBHMO $2,580.00
Curative Administrators COMM $2,613.00
Aetna COMMHMO $2,742.00
Aetna COMMPOS $2,742.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,900.00
WellMed MGMCR $2,932.54
Oscar HIX $2,979.00
Aetna NBPPO $2,986.00
Aetna COMMPPO $3,174.00
Aetna OONHMO $3,228.00
Aetna OONPOS $3,228.00
Aetna ASAPOS $3,486.00
Aetna ASAHMO $3,486.00
Aetna OONPPO $3,732.00
Aetna ASAPPO $4,034.00
BCBS MyBlueHealth $4,127.62
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00
BCBS BAV $4,545.02
Humana PPO $4,690.00
Humana HMO $4,690.00
BCBS HMO $4,800.10
BCBS EPOSOA $5,217.50
BCBS PPO $5,611.71
Cigna CSN $9,751.00
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $10,565.00
Cigna PPO $12,562.00

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Deep muscle biopsy 20205 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $3,111.06 $815.20 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $4,216.99 $71.00 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $2,491.91 $71.00 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $3,111.06 $815.20 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $4,216.99 $85.00 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $4,216.99 $815.20 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,491.91 $71.00 – $7,039.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $3,111.06 $815.20 – $7,039.11

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