Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral 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 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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$254.40 with Cigna vs $5,342.83 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

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
Cigna CSN $254.40
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $275.32
BCBS BAV $281.30
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00
Cigna PPO $327.28
BCBS PPO $352.17
BCBS HMO $352.17
BCBS EPOSOA $352.17
Superior Health Plan STAR $356.19
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $356.19
Superior Health Plan CHIP $356.19
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $356.19
Superior Health Plan STARKids $356.19
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00
Humana HMO $706.64
Humana PPO $706.64
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $771.74
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $771.74
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $771.74
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $771.74
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $831.11
Amerigroup MGMCD $831.11
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $985.46
United OptionsPPO $997.33
Oscar HIX $1,157.61
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $1,406.95
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $1,406.95
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,513.80
Aetna QHPExchange $1,573.17
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,620.66
Aetna NBPPO $1,905.61
Aetna NBHMO $1,905.61
Aetna NBPOS $1,905.61
Aetna COMMPOS $2,030.28
Aetna COMMPPO $2,030.28
Aetna COMMHMO $2,030.28
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $2,077.77
BCBS Traditional $2,077.77
Imagine Health PPO $2,077.77
Curative Administrators COMM $2,374.59
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,374.59
Aetna OONPOS $2,380.53
Aetna OONPPO $2,380.53
Aetna OONHMO $2,380.53
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,552.69
Aetna ASAPOS $2,570.50
Aetna ASAPPO $2,570.50
Aetna ASAHMO $2,570.50
United GlobalAppendix $2,671.42
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,671.42
Averde Health Commercial $2,671.42
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,164.14
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,265.06
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,265.06
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,561.89
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,561.89
Independent Medical System COMM $3,561.89
Coastal Comp COMM $3,858.71
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $4,452.36
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,867.91
Physicians, INC COMM $5,046.01
USA Managed Care COMM $5,046.01
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,046.01
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $5,046.01
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,342.83

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $954.58 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $608.33 $126.97 – $760.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $539.59 $111.06 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $547.85 $109.57 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $608.33 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $539.59 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $539.59 $278.79 – $809.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $547.85 $126.97 – $821.77

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