Drainage of kidney lesion 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

$11,431.78

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.

$11,431.78

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.

$252.45 with Texas Health Network vs $10,288.60 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 $252.45 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $270.48 ↓ -98%
United MGMCD $276.42 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $283.36 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $283.36 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STAR $283.36 ↓ -98%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $283.36 ↓ -98%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $288.51 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $288.51 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $288.51 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $288.51 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $322.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $325.20 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -96%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -95%
WellMed MGMCR $714.92 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $948.00 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $948.00 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $948.00 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan STAR $948.00 ↓ -92%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $948.00 ↓ -92%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $1,085.82 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV $1,195.62 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $1,262.72 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,372.52 ↓ -88%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,430.00 ↓ -87%
BCBS PPO $1,476.22 ↓ -87%
United SmallGroup $1,534.00 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $1,600.45 ↓ -86%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $1,732.00 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,897.68 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBPOS $1,899.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna NBHMO $1,899.00 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,920.54 ↓ -83%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,012.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMMPOS $2,017.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna COMMHMO $2,017.00 ↓ -82%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,115.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna NBPPO $2,181.00 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,191.00 ↓ -81%
Cigna CSN $2,284.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna COMMPPO $2,317.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna OONHMO $2,374.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna OONPOS $2,374.00 ↓ -79%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,431.00 ↓ -79%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $2,434.00 ↓ -79%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $2,474.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna ASAPOS $2,564.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna ASAHMO $2,564.00 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $2,709.33 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $2,709.33 ↓ -76%
Aetna OONPPO $2,727.00 ↓ -76%
Cigna PPO $2,942.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna ASAPPO $2,947.00 ↓ -74%
Oscar HIX $2,979.00 ↓ -74%
BCBS Traditional $4,001.12 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $4,255.00 ↓ -63%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $4,572.71 ↓ -60%
Humana HMO $4,690.00 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $4,690.00 ↓ -59%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $4,915.67 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $5,144.30 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $6,093.14 ↓ -47%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $6,287.48 ↓ -45%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $6,287.48 ↓ -45%
Independent Medical System COMM $6,859.07 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $6,859.07 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $6,859.07 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $7,430.66 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $8,573.83 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $9,374.06 ↓ -18%
USA Managed Care COMM $9,717.01 ↓ -15%
Physicians, INC COMM $9,717.01 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $9,717.01 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $9,717.01 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $10,288.60 ↓ -10%

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Drainage of kidney lesion at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,719.93 $257.60 – $2,149.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,841.58 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,783.27 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,719.93 $257.60 – $2,149.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,841.58 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,841.58 $257.60 – $2,762.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,783.27 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,719.93 $257.60 – $2,149.91

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